by Editor | Jan 18, 2013 | Govt Agencies, WA State DOE, Water Issues
We are regulating ourselves to death. The DoE’s current SMA/SMP (Shoreline Management Act / Shoreline Management “Plan”) Update plan has very little benefit for our future and does great harm. We need to preserve every option for beneficial use of...
by Editor | Jan 17, 2013 | Economy, Govt Agencies, WA State News
By ANNA DUFF For The Olympia Report Posted 1/16/2013 The state of Washington actually pays more to build affordable housing than the private sector does to build market-rate housing, one comparison of two projects in Seattle found. Members of the House Capital Budget...
by Editor | Jan 17, 2013 | 1st Amendment, Govt Agencies
The Olympia Report by Jeff Rhodes Posted 1/15/2013 State and local governments continue to struggle with the need to balance transparency against the increasing costs of records requests, and according to authorities testifying Tuesday on both sides of the issue,...
by Editor | Jan 16, 2013 | Govt Agencies, WA State DOE, Water Issues
by MARK ST.J. COUHIG Sequim Gazette from Jan. 9, 2013 Sequim, WA – The new Dungeness Water Rule, in place since Jan. 2, leaves a lot of Clallam landowners high and dry. All landowners who hope to drill a well within the affected area will be able to secure the...
by Editor | Jan 9, 2013 | Govt Agencies, Property Rights, Water Issues
By Timothy Sandefur and Ilya Shapiro Published in The Washington Times November 30, 2012 The right to build a home or a business on your own land is basic to the very concept of property rights. Of course, government can impose reasonable conditions for health and...
by Editor | Jan 7, 2013 | Environmental Lawsuits, Govt Agencies, Wolves
Allege Commission Violated Constitutional Rights and Procedures Posted 1/6/2013 Livingston, Montana – Today four sportsmen organizations and one rancher sued the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission (“FWP” or “Commission”) in state district court to challenge...
