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OLYMPIA, Wash. - Rural areas in Washington could be getting faster internet if a new bill makes it past the legislature.   The potential law would let PUDs provide broadband internet in their service areas. It's being championed most especially for those rural areas, so that students, businesses of every size, and parents can use the internet without a hitch.   ...

SALEM, Ore.- Oregon's senate reviewed a bill on Tuesday which would make it harder to get a concealed handgun license (CHL).   Senator Kim Thatcher thinks this is the wrong direction to head for protecting their people, and said that concealed gun holders are some of the "most upstanding people in the state."   ...