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  • March 31, 2026

    Wash. Creates Electric Transmission Authority With New Law

    Washington passed a law on Monday forming a state electric transmission authority to supercharge efforts to build out the Evergreen State's power grid through public-private partnerships and other initiatives, with a focus on shifting to renewable energy sources to meet the state's decarbonization goals. 

  • March 31, 2026

    Wash. Gov. Signs 2 Employment Bills For Immigrant Workers

    Two new Washington laws aim to protect immigrants in the workplace, including by requiring employers to notify workers of upcoming immigration enforcement activity and by allowing state government workers to donate their leave time to coworkers facing immigration actions or hate crimes.

  • March 31, 2026

    Novartis Seeks To Block New Wash. 340B Drug-Pricing Law

    Novartis has called on a Washington federal judge to block a new state law it claims illegally expands the subsidies manufacturers must pay under the federal government's 340B Drug Pricing Program, arguing drugmakers will lose millions of dollars annually if the law is allowed to take effect in June.   

  • March 31, 2026

    Cruise Ship Cuke Made Passenger Puke, According To Suit

    A Washington woman accused produce supplier Sun Commodities Inc. of providing contaminated cucumbers to her Celebrity Summit cruise ship, alleging that she was hospitalized with a salmonella infection due to eating them in salad during a 2024 voyage.

  • March 31, 2026

    9th Circ. Won't Rethink Apple App Store Injunction

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday refused Apple's bid to reconsider part of a panel decision in Epic Games Inc.'s favor that largely affirmed an injunction blocking Apple from charging developers "prohibitive" commissions on iPhone app purchases made outside its payment systems, declining to clarify what fees Apple can charge.

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