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Senate passes WSU medical school bill
OLYMPIA -- On a 47-1 vote, the Senate gave final passage to a bill giving WSU authority to start its own medical school in Spokane.
OLYMPIA -- On a 47-1 vote, the Senate gave final passage to a bill giving WSU authority to start its own medical school in Spokane.
OLYMPIA -- WSU's hopes for its own medical school should get a big boost today with the Senate expected to give final passage to the bill that gives it that authority.
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