Gov. Jay Inslee and state legislators held a news conference Thursday at Highline Public Schools’ maintenance facility in Burien to talk about gasoline prices and oil company profits. They are standing in front of some of the school district’s four electric buses. At far right is state Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
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Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd is jammed up and fouled by Las Vegas Aces guard Kierstan Bell Thursday evening at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington on July 20, 2023. The Storm are down 39-39 to the Aces at the half.
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