OLYMPIA — Help is on the way for rural hospitals, especially two sole community hospitals that are the foundation of health care for residents in Clallam County and Grays Harbor…
New state budget offers help—and hope—to rural hospitals
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Final state budget increases higher ed access, options for Kitsap Peninsula
OLYMPIA – State legislators have approved a final supplemental budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes new investments expanding higher education access and options for Kitsap County residents, including…
2018 Budget Agreement Increases Education Funding, Cuts Taxes
OLYMPIA – Budget leaders in the House and Senate today announced a 2018 supplemental operating budget plan that will provide property tax relief while directing additional funding to K-12 education,…
Jesse Jones’ Push for ‘Free Credit Freeze For All’ Heads to Governor’s Desk
From JesseJones.com – Jesse Jones has been on his crusade for ‘Free Credit Freezes for All’ since last year. He wanted to make sure Washington consumers would not have to pay…
Washington minds the gap: Legislature passes Equal Pay Opportunity Act
OLYMPIA—It was 1943 when Washington passed a law making it illegal to pay a woman less than a man for similar work. Three-quarters of a century later, a white woman…