Washington residents werent too excited about making history this week, when gasoline prices passed the $2 mark for the first time ever according to AAA.
Some areas reported unleaded gas prices as high as $2.07 per gallon.
Prices for air pollution allowances under Washington’s cap-and-trade law climbed again at the state’s first auction of the year.
In addition to a state grant program, the bill includes a new local sales tax option to pay for public safety expenses.
The bill would limit annual price hikes for residential tenants to no more than 7% a year. It next goes to the state Senate.