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...If you work for a select few state agencies. This week, the Olympia offices of three state departments are moving to four-day workweeks in an attempt to save energy; participating are the State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Archaeology and History Preservation. After a trial run with Fridays off for these offices, the government will reassess to see if the program saves enough energy to make it a worthwhile policy for other state-run offices to adopt. If the new schedule isn't effective at energy conservation, the folks in the guinea-pig offices probably won't be too angry about getting the chance to enjoy a few months of three-day weekends.

Because your inbox isn't already a landmine of things you may or may not want to see and know, the state of Washington has decided to offer email notifications to residents when sex offenders move into the neighborhood. While the website and notification system is still in the planning stages, it could be up and running within three months. It would include "real-time updates for newly registered offenders," as well as the email notification program.