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Enviro Groups Urge Lawmakers To Close Tax Loophole Benefiting Oil Companies

Bellamy Pailthorp

More than 20 environmental groups have joined together with a common priority this short legislative session: close what they say is a huge loophole…

Mount Rainier: Scene of a death and a controversy.

Law

Death of Jewish man on Rainier fuels fight over autopsy

The Associated Press

TACOMA, Wash. — The death of a 54-year-old Jewish man on a snowy slope on Mount Rainier set the stage for a Pierce County court fight pitting religious…

Under a law that went into effect last year, brick-and-mortar payday lenders are highly regulated in Washington state. There's concern the law may be driving low-income borrowers to the "wild west" of the Internet, where fees are even higher.

Law

Internet lending worries spur move to end payday loan limits

Bellamy Pailthorp

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-950330.mp3A state law that went into effect early last year limited the number of…