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Ferry Folly: Washington’s $714 Million Hybrid-Electric Contract Sends Jobs to Florida
Washington State just handed a Florida shipyard a contract worth $714 million dollars to build three new hybrid-electric ferries. For the first time in decades, these boats won’t be built here at home, and the ripple effects are already hitting taxpayers, local shipyards, and the reliability of our ferry system.
The story is bigger than dollars and steel. It’s about climate mandates, political choices, and whether Washington’s Climate Commitment Act is driving policy off course. Supporters call this progress. Critics say it’s a hidden tax that inflates costs, outsources jobs, and delivers…
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