The move comes after calls for change from advocates within the system.
Environment
With tighter regulations affecting the flow of recyclables in the U.S., officials look for new avenues for the region’s paper waste.
Olympia
Kim Wyman is asking Gov. Jay Inslee for the authority to reimburse counties for postal costs.
The agency is setting aside land in hopes of making transit more equitable.
Three cases were found in King County; another two in Spokane County.
Labor
New statistics show a decrease in unemployment and higher average pay, but the growth may start to slow.
Senators Joe Fain and Mark Mullet said the state should pay for postage to increase voter participation and reduce any confusion or barriers to participating in elections.
Homelessness
While All Home attempts to address the issue, the group’s lack of actual power results in little change.
The “Report It to Stop It” campaign starts April 24, during National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
The suspect was arrested by detectives during an undercover operation.
Drug Policy
Following intense resistance to the proposal from the suburbs, county officials are taking a wait-and-see approach.
In honor of Earth Day, Waste Management and the city of Tukwila have awarded four grants to local students and teachers, totaling $3,000 for sustainability… Continue reading
The Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group (DRCC/TAG) are teaming up with others to commemorate Earth Day.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled a teen pregnancy prevention program grant two years early, affecting King County’s research into how effective its widely used sex education program is.
Housing
The legislation is intended to prevent landlords from discriminating based on the source of a prospective tenant’s income.
Tukwila and other South King County cities recognized April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
The following blotter entries were posted on the Tukwila Police Department’s Facebook: Tuesday, April 10 Stolen Vehicle 15000 block 42nd Ave: A resident reported that… Continue reading
All 450 deputies are slated carry the heroin overdose antidote by mid-summer.
The grant supports the expansion of Neighborhood House’s Student and Family Stability Initiative to Tukwila School District.
Homelessness
One Table’s first stab at recommendations leaves some members calling for a bolder, clearly financed plan.
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