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		<title>SB 6171 - Large energy use facilities</title>
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		<description>Updates about SB 6171</description>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Environment, Energy &amp; Technology.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Environment, Energy &amp; Technology.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>This Week In The Senate - Week 2: Housing, affordability and MLK Day - Washington Senate Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "This Week In The Senate - Week 2: Housing, affordability and MLK Day - Washington Senate Democrats" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:33:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Dan Diorio - Data Center Coalition</title>
			<description>Dan Diorio signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/data_center_coalition/"&gt;Data Center Coalition&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:29:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>❓Emily Johnston - Association of Washington Business</title>
			<description>Emily Johnston signed up to testify Other.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍💵Christopher Rosenquist - Associated Students of Western Washington University</title>
			<description>Christopher Rosenquist signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Associated Students of Western Washington University. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:29:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Jim Kuntz - Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority</title>
			<description>Jim Kuntz signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/chelan_douglas_regional_port_authority/"&gt;Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:19:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>❓💵Josie Cummings - Avista Corp.</title>
			<description>Josie Cummings signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Avista Corp.. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:02:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍Mckenna Beck - NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)</title>
			<description>Mckenna Beck signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council).</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Council Jeremy Takala - Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation</title>
			<description>Council Jeremy Takala signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:42:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Justin Allegro - The Nature Conservancy</title>
			<description>Justin Allegro signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/the_nature_conservancy/"&gt;The Nature Conservancy&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:27:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Patrick Haley - City of Quincy</title>
			<description>Patrick Haley signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/city_of_quincy/"&gt;City of Quincy&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:59:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Jeff DeLuca - Washington State Community Action Partnership</title>
			<description>Jeff DeLuca signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_state_community_action_partnership/"&gt;Washington State Community Action Partnership&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:13:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Linda Garcia - Washington State Community Action Partnership</title>
			<description>Linda Garcia signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_state_community_action_partnership/"&gt;Washington State Community Action Partnership&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:13:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓Andy Wendell - Grant PUD</title>
			<description>Andy Wendell signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Grant PUD.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:09:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍Caitlin Krenn - Washington Conservation Action</title>
			<description>Caitlin Krenn signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_conservation_action/"&gt;Washington Conservation Action&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:16:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Leah Missik - Climate Solutions</title>
			<description>Leah Missik signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/climate_solutions/"&gt;Climate Solutions&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:16:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Zach Baker - NW Energy Coalition</title>
			<description>Zach Baker signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent NW Energy Coalition.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:16:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓💵Guillermo Rogel - Front and Centered</title>
			<description>Guillermo Rogel signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/front_and_centered/"&gt;Front and Centered&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:09:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍Ben Avery - Sierra Club</title>
			<description>Ben Avery signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/sierra_club/"&gt;Sierra Club&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:20:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎💵Nicolas Garcia - WPUDA</title>
			<description>Nicolas Garcia signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent WPUDA. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:21:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Logan Bahr - Tacoma Power/Tacoma Public Utilities</title>
			<description>Logan Bahr signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Tacoma Power/Tacoma Public Utilities. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓Austin Scharff - Washington State Department of Commerce</title>
			<description>Austin Scharff signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington State Department of Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:28:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍Neal Anderson - Tacoma Power/Tacoma Public Utilities</title>
			<description>Neal Anderson signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:32:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓Joel Creswell - Washington Department of Ecology</title>
			<description>Joel Creswell signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington Department of Ecology.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:54:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓💵Carly Michiels - Washington Public Ports Association</title>
			<description>Carly Michiels signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_public_ports_association/"&gt;Washington Public Ports Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:59:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎💵Patrick Boss - Port of Quincy</title>
			<description>Patrick Boss signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/port_of_quincy/"&gt;Port of Quincy&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:00:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Brandon Houskeeper - Alliance of Western Energy Consumers</title>
			<description>Brandon Houskeeper signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/alliance_of_western_energy_consumers/"&gt;Alliance of Western Energy Consumers&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:16:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Michael Transue - Tacoma Pierce County Chamber</title>
			<description>Michael Transue signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Tacoma Pierce County Chamber. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:40:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓💵Matt Miller - Washington Public Ports Association</title>
			<description>Matt Miller signed up to testify Other. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:07:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Ryan Collins - Snohomish PUD</title>
			<description>Ryan Collins signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Snohomish PUD.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:21:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎💵Peter Godlewski - Association of Washington Business</title>
			<description>Peter Godlewski signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/association_of_washington_business/"&gt;Association of Washington Business&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:29:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Stewart Henderson - Tacoma Power/Tacoma Public Utilities</title>
			<description>Stewart Henderson signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>The 2026 session is underway - affordability is a top issue - Sen. Mike Chapman</title>
			<description>News article "The 2026 session is underway - affordability is a top issue - Sen. Mike Chapman" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:52:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Bill protecting ratepayers, ensuring electrical grid reliability, guiding responsible data center development heard in committee - Sen. Sharon Shewmake</title>
			<description>News article "Bill protecting ratepayers, ensuring electrical grid reliability, guiding responsible data center development heard in committee - Sen. Sharon Shewmake" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:08:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-03/ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</guid>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-03/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Washington state debates making data centers pay full power costs - Axios Seattle</title>
			<description>News article "Washington state debates making data centers pay full power costs - Axios Seattle" from Axios.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:25:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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