2020 WA Legislature
Last minute amendment exempted ICE detainment facility.
With Wednesday’s updated state revenue forecast projecting a surge of $1.1 billion in unexpected new revenue, House Republican budget lead, Rep. Drew Stokesbary, has introduced… Continue reading
Sgt. Patrick Peterson, an Army combat medic and a recent Fort Benning (Ga.) Airborne graduate, watches while his proud father, Marine Mike Peterson, ANGLICO (Air… Continue reading
Voters must vote by March 10
BUSINESS BRIEF
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) on Wednesday announced its Region 10 headquarters in Auburn will relocate to Tacoma in the summer of 2021. The… Continue reading
Another bill prohibits solitary confinement of youths
Washington employers welcomed a move by state legislators to resolve an international trade dispute with the World Trade Organization, saying legislation introduced Wednesday in the… Continue reading
GROWING AUBURN
On the list: affordable housing, regulatory reform, help with higher cost of goods and services
Aaron Reader has been named vice president at Highline College. He will oversee the college’s Student Services division. The division manages several departments and programs,… Continue reading
The program would target those at or below 80 percent of the federal poverty level.
Kent’s Das sponsor of measure
King County’s population has grown by more than 2 percent every year since 1980, from 1.3 million people in 1980 to more than 2 million… Continue reading
Student brings gun on campus
Police believe the student discarded the handgun during or at the end of a fight with another student and retrieved it again later in the day.
Helping the most vulnerable populations
The Community Assistance, Referrals and Education Services unit fills niche of emergency assistance to help South King County’s most vulnerable populations.
Program includes entertainment, music and activities, fitness dance instruction, games and obstacle courses
Auburn Police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Feb. 4 and 11th: Feb. 4 Eau de thievery: 5:38 p.m., 1101… Continue reading
Between Feb. 3 and 9, the VRFA responded to 260 requests for service, among them the following: Feb. 3 Accident: 12:06 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters treated… Continue reading
Seattle Police Department SWAT and narcotics detectives recently arrested a 37-year-old Auburn man as part of an investigation into fentanyl dealing in the Seattle area.… Continue reading
ROADWAY REPORT
Collectors and arterials, eh, not so hot
Childcare facilities would carry the same prohibitions on deadly weapons as K-12 schools under legislation passed Thursday by the Senate. “When parents send their kids… Continue reading
