Posts Tagged ‘capital budget’
2019 Legislature Budget Wrap, 12th District Impacts with Sen. Brad Hawkins
This year’s legislative session came down to the wire. And not without its fair share of political bickering from both sides of the aisle. Marcus Bellissimo reports. And 12th District Senator Brad Hawkins joined Dan Langager today on the KOHO Morning Show, as he has every Tuesday during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today…
Read MoreLegislature Wraps On Time With Budget Increase, Local Capital Projects
The State Legislature adjourned its 105-day legislative session after sending Gov. Jay Inslee a new two-year state budget and several revenue bills that pay for increased funding to programs ranging from special education to mental health, as well as a clean energy measure that was a centerpiece of Inslee’s legislative agenda. The budget passed the…
Read More2019 Legislature: Rep. Steele on Appropriations, Capital Budget, Local Projects
12th District State Representatives Mike Steele and Keith Goehner join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today Representative Steele talks about appropriations committee meetings this week, with today the cutoff for bills with budget impacts. He says he’s not happy with the spending Democrats in…
Read MoreState Ecology Dept. Awards $220 Million From Capital Budget In Clean Water Grants
Clean water projects in North Central Washington will receive grant funding from the state capital construction budget, including the Peshastin-Dryden Wastewater Treatment Plant. If things had gone according to plan, that funding would have come through last year, as Marcus Bellissimo reports. Check out all the local projects at Ecology’s website.
Read MoreEven With $1.2 Million, Proposed Emergency Operations Center Still In Limbo
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about his recent meeting with Chelan County Commissioners and the Port of Chelan County about a new Emergency Operations Center in Olds Station to serve all of North Central Washington. The project has so far received $1.2 million in state grants,…
Read MoreWith State Capital Budget Funding Now Coming In, Local Projects Getting Underway
If the short 2018 legislative session will be remembered for anything, it might just be the passage of the Capital Budget. Many projects that were on hold for 2017 are now getting underway. Marcus Bellissimo reports those taking place locally.
Read MoreCashmere School District Levy, Bond Heading To Voters Feb. 13
Cashmere voters will decide on two funding measures for their schools on a February ballot. And as funds from the Capital Construction Budget are now available, a much needed modernization of Cashmere High School can move forward. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read More2018 Session: Senator Brad Hawkins On Passage Of Capital Budget, Hirst Water Bill
12th District Senator Brad Hawkins joins Dan Langager every Tuesday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today Hawkins talks about lawmakers passing both the $4.2 billion capital construction budget and a water bill affecting watersheds, wells and rights, especially in rural areas. Representatives Cary Condotta and Mike Steele join…
Read MoreCity of Wenatchee’s 2018 Plan – Streets, Sewers, Voting Districts, HVACs, Federal Building, Parks
Wenatchee Mayor Frank joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about major projects for the city in 2018 – sewer expansion into Olds Station and Sunnyslope, replacing the stromwater line heading northward, streets and roundabouts, parks projects funded by state grants, potentially moving city hall and more.
Read MoreWater Bill Compromise Leads To Gov.’s Signature On Capital Budget
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed both a $4.2 billion capital budget that pays for construction projects across the state, as well as a compromise bill on a contentious water issue that had stalled the budget for months. Inslee signed the so-called Hirst fix earlier Friday in his office, followed by public signings of the budget…
Read More2018 Session: Reps. Condotta, Steele Talk Passage of Capital Budget, Water Bill
12th District Representatives Mike Steele and Cary Condotta join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk about the passage of a Hirst-related water rights bill and the two-year capital budget. Top state lawmakers reached a deal on the complex rural water dispute that…
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