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The Washington Department of Ecology and Governor Bob Ferguson confirm that statewide production capacity has crossed the 20-million-gallon statutory threshold, activating Senate Bill 5447 Business and Occupation tax credits of up to $2 per gallon for alternative jet fuels.

Poulsbo City Council votes unanimously to pause paid parking in Anderson Parkway through May 2027 and cancel vendor contracts after merchants report steep revenue drops.

U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead granted a 14-day emergency restraining order barring the Department of Justice from demanding Washington election officials segregate mail ballots or threatening workers with prosecution.

Challenger Joe Lombardi secured a 58% early lead over incumbent Chad Enright in the Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney general election, signaling major shifts for local court administration and diversion programs.

Democratic incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeats Republican state Senator John Braun to win a third term in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, securing a critical Pacific Northwest seat.

Preliminary election returns show 60.5 percent of Kitsap County voters rejected KPUD Proposition 1, preserving Puget Sound Energy as the retail electrical provider across the peninsula.

Washington voters delivered a decisive defeat to Initiative 645 in early general election returns, safeguarding a 9.9% surcharge on earnings over $1 million to preserve education and healthcare revenue.

Kitsap Transit estimates it can eliminate $1.6 million in yearly deadhead ferry runs between Bremerton and Southworth once Washington State Ferries completes multi-year terminal rebuilds.