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Senate Bill 5649

1) Despite the severe trimming of Washington’s annual budget, Olympia still manages to lend WSU programs a helping hand.
Senate Bill 5649 addresses the issue of more energy efficient buildings. Of the many actions included in the bill is the formation of an energy efficiency program within the Energy Department at WSU.
The program is designed to conduct audits and research for technologies and methods that can be applied to low and middle-income housing. This will be achieved through working with other state and federal agencies.
Budget cuts and job markets are hot topics at this point. Everyone, from the media, to Joe Shmoe to CEOs are focused who is cutting back and how much. This story focuses on the fact that important issues, like improving the environment are still receiving support despite the huge cutbacks that are affecting everyone and everything.