Posts Tagged ‘State Legislature’
Training Key In Knowing Appropriate Use Of Force, Chelan County Deputies Say
Following up on our discussion last week with Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett on Initiative 940 and House Bill 3003, related to prosecuting police involved in shootings, today Dan Langager talks with the Sheriff’s Office’s top trainers Deputies Carl Mohns and Dan McCue. They talk about the important of regular training, staying up on state…
Read MoreFinding Compromise On Policing Police, Lawmakers Pass Version Of I-940
State lawmakers passed legislation last month to make it easier to prosecute police who commit bad shootings, updating a law that made it uniquely difficult to hold officers criminally liable. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the measure, ending years of wrestling over the existing law, which forces prosecutors to prove the officers acted with malice —…
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Our Valley Our Future Secures $140,000 From State Legislature For Local Projects
A final supplemental operations budget agreed to by the state House and Senate includes $140,000 for the Our Valley Our Future / Nuestro Valle Nuestro Futuro community development initiative. The budget awaits Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature. Our Valley Our Future’s Coordinator Steve Maher told KOHO the group will leverage the state funds virtually dollar-for-dollar with…
Read MoreLocal Property Taxes Rising Due To Legislature’s Education Funding Package
Residents in every corner of Washington state have been getting some sticker shock with their latest property tax statement. There are now two line items for school taxes, where, in the past, there was just one. It largely comes from the so-called “McCleary Fix,” as Hayli Libby-Thompson reports.
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Experimental Restoration Project Coming To Olympic Peninsula Forests, Rivers
$1 million set aside by the state Legislature this year will help restore world-renowned forestland and rivers on the Olympic Peninsula. Another goal is to protect and restore salmon spawning ground, as Eric Tegethoff reports.
Read MoreState Funds Transportation Projects Across Chelan-Douglas Counties
Millions of dollars in state funding is heading to projects throughout the two-county region, from Cashmere and Chelan, to Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. Dan Langager sat down with Jeff Wilkens, Executive Director of the Chelan-Douglas Transportation Council, to get the details.
Read MoreSunshine Week Follows Wash. Lawmakers’ Attempt To Exempt Themselves From Public Records Act
It’s Sunshine Week, recognizing the importance of having openness and transparency in how government operates. In the wake of state lawmakers’ attempt to quickly pass an open records exemption for the Legislature, Sunshine Week has taken on special significance this year in the Evergreen State. Dan Langager reports.
Read MoreFor Student Loan Borrowers In Wash., New Advocates, Standards For Loan Servicers Now Law
Student loan borrowers often have to deal with complex language in figuring out their loans. Legislation has just passed in Olympia that can ease the anxiety of having to deal with student loan servicers. Marcus Bellissimo reports on the Student Loan Survival Guide.
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Hawkins’ Senate Bill Supporting DNR, Forest Service’s ‘Good Neighbor Agreement’ Moving Forward
Last year was another record year for wildfires in our state. A new bill that just passed the Senate eases resource sharing between state and federal agencies while generating revenue by maintaining and improving forest health. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreThis Week’s Legislative Proposals: B & O Tax Changes, Home-growing Marijuana
The 2018 Legislative Session is underway and KOHO 101 keeps you up to date on happenings in Olympia that affect North Central Washington. House Republicans reintroduced a change to the Business & Occupation Tax they say will create jobs. A lawmaker from coastal Washington is working on a bill that would legalize small homegrows of…
Read MoreOpioid Deaths Reach Epidemic Level In Wash., Lawmakers Call For New Prevention Programs
The opioid crisis in Washington state has reached epidemic proportions. A new pilot project and campaign are aimed bringing the crisis under control. Marcus Bellissimo reports. Also check out Dan Langager’s report on Gov. Inslee’s State Of The State address here.
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