OLYMPIA—Jan. 27 was Homeless Awareness Day in Washington, but no one celebrated. Gov. Chris Gregoire declared Jan. 27 to be Homeless Awareness Day to coincide with the annual state count…
Homeless Awareness Day is bittersweet to Mark Miloscia
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Homeless Awareness Day highlights progress, hope and fear
Homeless in Washington now equal to population of Mercer Island January 27, 2011 OLYMPIA—As volunteers and people who work with the homeless reached out across Washington for the annual state…
Education bill to give flexibility to school districts facing budget challenges
OLYMPIA — Legislation was introduced this week to help school districts that have been hit hard by budget cuts due to less state aid. During the current school year they…
A locally born idea could go statewide under Rep. Deb Eddy proposal
OLYMPIA – For more than a decade, Eastside residents have benefited from an innovative partnership of the area’s cities and water districts known as the Cascade Water Alliance. The partnership…
Kirby wants tougher penalties for first-time DUIs and for repeat offenders
Lawmaker targets ‘loopholes in the law that repeat offenders use to continue their irresponsible behavior’ OLYMPIA – A Tacoma lawmaker is prime-sponsoring three legislative proposals to stiffen significantly the punishment…