by Editor | Feb 16, 2015 | Economy
The bill calls for sharing $360 million with more than 700 counties across the country. Posted 2/16/2015 Capital Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A bill to renew federal subsidies to timber counties has been filed in the Senate. The Secure Rural Schools program made up...
by Editor | Jan 10, 2015 | Accountability, Economy, Education, Govt Agencies, WA State News
News Release from Washington Votes.org Posted 1/9/2015 Court-mandated basic education funding will occupy center stage when the 64th Legislature convenes at noon Monday for what many observers see as one of the most important sessions in memory. Top priorities include...
by Editor | Aug 18, 2014 | Common Core, Economy, Education, Govt Agencies
Posted 8/18/2014 Candidates for State Legislator debated at a forum held Sunday, August 17 at the Sequim Senior Center sponsored by the League of Women Voters (LWV). There were approximately 50 people present to listen to Home Rule Charter District 1 candidates...
by Editor | Mar 15, 2014 | Accountability, Economy, Taxes, WA State News
from Washington Votes.org Posted 3/14/2014 The House and Senate gavels came down simultaneously at seven minutes to midnight on Thursday, as the legislature adjourned “sine die” (Latin for “no more meeting days”) to the cheers of lawmakers and staff who had been...
by Editor | Feb 8, 2014 | Economy, WA State News
Posted 2/8/2014 Washington State Wire Washington State – Gov. Jay Inslee gets a chilly reception at the annual legislative summit of the Association of Washington Business. New AWB president Kris Johnson looks on. OLYMPIA, Feb. 7. 2014 —A hush fell over the room...
by Editor | Dec 12, 2013 | Accountability, Economy
Sequim Gazette Posted 12/12/2013 (Sequim Gazette Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on planned spending on public facilities. Next week we’ll look at how Clallam citizens will pay for these construction projects.) In 2014, and in the years...
