“Community means being there for each other”: Governor signs Walen non-profit property tax exemption.
OLYMPIA – The governor has signed legislation that exempts non-profits from property taxes when they rent or loan the property to other non-profits or government entities. House Bill 1094, sponsored...
Senate passes Peterson bill to help courts provide interpreter services and improve access to justice.
OLYMPIA – Court proceedings can confuse anyone who doesn’t have a law degree. This is especially true for Washington residents who have limited English language skills. The Washington State Senate...
House Transportation Budget includes $1.9B in ferry funding and Kitsap infrastructure wins
OLYMPIA—The Washington state House and Senate have passed transportation budgets and will negotiate a final proposal that will be delivered to Governor Bob Ferguson in April. Despite a budget deficit,...
Timmons requests $21 million in state dollars to fix funding disparity for Western Washington University
OLYMPIA – Thursday, Rep. Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham) introduced a budget request to fix a historical disparity among Washington’s colleges. For much of the past three decades, the state’s third largest...
Nance: Good news for Olympic College and Kitsap healthcare access
OLYMPIA—The path to higher wages is higher education, and local options for people to gain those skills and jobs got a boost with proposed House budgets, said Rep. Greg Nance...