Kitsap lawmaker's bill could clear path for foot ferries like Kitsap's across Puget Sound
An idea from a Bainbridge Island lawmaker would make it possible for other Puget Sound communities to launch small ferry services.
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Kitsap lawmaker's bill could clear path for foot ferries like Kitsap's across Puget Sound
Decades after the original Mosquito Fleet's decline, Washington Rep. Greg Nance proposes a revival to address ferry service shortages. Nance's bill, HB 1923, faces challenges, including a state ...
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Major Put-In-Bay ferry upgrades will also improve emissions
PUT-IN-BAY – The ferry trips to South and Middle Bass Islands are going to be more environmentally friendly this year, thanks ...
WA Gov. Ferguson delays conversion of ferries to electric power
Gov. Ferguson said converting all the state's jumbo ferries would keep them out of service too long, but the plan to build new hybrid-electric boats will continue.
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Ferguson unveils plan to return WA ferries to full domestic service levels by summer
Ferries are also top of mind for Western Washington lawmakers on both sides of the political spectrum. State Rep. Greg Nance, a Kitsap Democrat, sponsored the “Mosquito Fleet Act” aimed at ...
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With another cutoff having passed, here are some bills that WA lawmakers are still mulling
A competing bill by state Sen. Jeff Holy, a Cheney Republican, would also create a $100 million law-enforcement-focused state ...
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Ferguson delays hybrid-electric conversion of 2 of the state's largest ferries
Washington State Ferries (WSF) electrification plans will ... WSF will rebuild and modernize its fleet and convert the system to hybrid-electric power by 2040.
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Costs of running interisland ferry service for Maui County clearer as study completed, could come up in budget talks
Maui County would need a subsidy of nearly $2 million annually to operate an interisland ferry system and more than $46 ...