Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee expressed a defiant attitude toward U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who announced on Thursday the rescinding of Obama-era guidelines that assisted the legalization of non-medical marijuana in Washington, seven other states and the District of Columbia.

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SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington plans to sue the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractor to protect workers from hazardous vapors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation's most polluted nuclear site, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Wednesday.

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WHITE SALMON — Despite a recent opinion from the Washington State Attorney General’s Office indicating that Initiative 502 does not prohibit local jurisdictions from banning the retail sale of marijuana, the communities of Bingen and White Salmon are not taking steps to do so.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A food industry group that contributed heavily to defeat a measure that would have required labeling genetically engineered foods concealed millions more dollars in campaign contributions than has previously been reported, the state attorney general said Wednesday.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s attorney general said Tuesday he will still seek penalties against a food industry group that recently identified donors who contributed money to oppose a food labeling initiative.

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is demanding to know why a Hanford Nuclear Reservation whistleblower has lost his job. Walter Tamosaitis was recently terminated by URS Corp.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson and officials from Washington's Lottery are bringing attention to lottery scams. Individuals and groups are calling and emailing victims on a more regular basis with the goal of tricking people into thinking they’ve won a lottery prize.