Posts Tagged ‘Gov. Jay Inslee’
Local Leaders Open ‘Capstone Of Economic Development’ In Cashmere
Initiatives to bring new businesses and jobs to rural areas can take many forms – including public and private entities working together towards a shared goal. A vision 15 years in the making by Chelan County developers is finally complete. The new Cashmere Mill Business Park was dedicated yesterday with leaders from throughout the region.…
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Port Merger Planning Continues, Gov. Inslee to Visit Cashmere Business Park
The Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties have started the process of a functional consolidation – essentially merging their staffs into a single organization. Chelan County Port Executive Director Jim Kuntz told KOHO they’re on track to finish the merger by January 1. The Port is also welcoming Governor Jay Inslee to the new Cashmere…
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Drought Emergency Now Covers Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan, Nearly Half of State
Drought-like conditions are something we’ve come to expect during the summer in eastern Washington. But Governor Inslee’s recent expansion of a drought declaration includes local watersheds and a good potion of western Washington, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Gov. Inslee Signs Nation’s ‘Strongest’ Clean-Energy Bill Today
This year’s legislative session wrapped April 28 in Olympia, with state lawmakers committing to a 100 percent carbon-free electricity grid by 2045. Governor Inslee is signing the measure into law today, as Eric Tegethoff reports.
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…
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Gov. Inslee Signs Bill Raising Wash. State Smoking Age To 21, Takes Effect Next Year
With three weeks left in this year’s legislative session, it’s crunch time for budgets and when the Governor starts signing bills passed by both the House and Senate. A recent bill signing seeks to save lives, supporters say. Washington now joins ranks with a handful of other states that have made similar changes to tobacco…
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‘Satisfying All Parties,’ Gov. Inslee Signs Police Use-Of-Force Bill
Initiative 940 was originally filed in May of 2017. After many revisions, this week it became law, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read More2019 Legislature – Sen. Hawkins On Start Of Session, Education Committee Plans
12th District Senator Brad Hawkins joins Dan Langager every Tuesday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today Hawkins talks about the start of the session yesterday and swearing in new members. With Gov. Jay Inslee giving his State Of The State address today, Hawkins said he’ll be listening for Inslee’s…
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2019 Legislative Session Begins Today In Olympia
Health care, mental health, transportation and affordable housing – just some of the issues that lawmakers will be facing during the 2019 legislative session, as Marcus Bellissimo reports. The 105-day session begins today. For the first time in years, lawmakers are set to write a new two-year budget without a primary focus of satisfying a…
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Gov. Inslee Announces Public Option Health Insurance Proposal Ahead of Session
Health care is an issue for all Washingtonians. A new plan to be introduced at the start of the legislative session seeks coverage for all. KOHO’s Marcus Bellissimo reports Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a public health insurance option for state residents as a step toward universal health coverage. In an announcement Tuesday, Inslee said…
Read MoreGov. Inslee Appoints Chelan Co. Sheriff Brian Burnett To Criminal Justice Commission
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett was recently appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to the Board of Commissioners of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Burnett said the Board develops and implements training standards and programs designed to upgrade criminal justice personnel and establishes standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness for recruiting criminal Justice…
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