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		<title>Clean Energy Planning comment period open through Sept. 12</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-clean-energy-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark Public Utilities is accepting public comment through Sept. 12 on its 2026-2029 Clean Energy Implementation Plan under Washington’s Clean Energy Transformation Act." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-clean-energy-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-clean-energy-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-clean-energy-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-clean-energy-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-clean-energy.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark Public Utilities is accepting public comment through Sept. 12 on its 2026-2029 Clean Energy Implementation Plan under Washington’s Clean Energy Transformation Act.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Clark Public Utilities board adopts 2025 budget for electric, generating and water systems</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-2025-budget-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark Public Utilities Board approves 2025 budgets for electric, generating, and water systems with no rate increases." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-2025-budget-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-2025-budget-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-2025-budget-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-2025-budget-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-clark-public-utilities-2025-budget.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark Public Utilities Board approves 2025 budgets for electric, generating, and water systems with no rate increases.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Repealing state’s tax on CO2 would cut state employees and programs, cut billions in taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-Repealing-states-tax-on-CO2-would-cut-state-employees-and-programs-cut-billions-in-taxes-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center asserts that repealing the state’s CO2 tax through Initiative 2117 would save billions in taxes but result in significant cuts to state employees and various projects, including salmon recovery and transportation initiatives, highlighting the contentious debate over government spending and environmental priorities." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-Repealing-states-tax-on-CO2-would-cut-state-employees-and-programs-cut-billions-in-taxes-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-Repealing-states-tax-on-CO2-would-cut-state-employees-and-programs-cut-billions-in-taxes-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-Repealing-states-tax-on-CO2-would-cut-state-employees-and-programs-cut-billions-in-taxes.jpg 711w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center asserts that repealing the state’s CO2 tax through Initiative 2117 would save billions in taxes but result in significant cuts to state employees and various projects, including salmon recovery and transportation initiatives, highlighting the contentious debate over government spending and environmental priorities.]]></description>
		
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