Washington News Links

• Council goes techie with laptops (Whidbey News Times, March 30, 2009)
• Door-to-door dog license patrol under way in Longview (The Daily News, March 25, 2009)
• County cuts non-union salaries by 5 percent (The Daily News, March 25, 2009)
• Report: Law allowing transfers of development rights doesn't work (Bellingham Herald, March 25, 2009)
• Federal stimulus cash paves the way at Bellingham airport (Bellingham Herald, March 25, 2009)
• Deputies eyed in [Island County] budget cuts (Whidbey News Times, March 24, 2009)
• Bellingham City Council slashes 2009 budget (Bellingham Herald, March 23, 2009)
• Density in Bellingham and Sumas (Bellingham Herald, March 21, 2009)
• Money runs out for county parks and programs (The Olympian, March 21, 2009)
• Council OKs bond to proceed with city hall (North Kitsap Herald, March 19, 2009)
• Council mulls creative solutions to close $3.55 million funding gap (Bainbridge Review, March 18, 2009)
• Cowlitz County unemployment rate rises to 14.4 percent (The Daily News, March 18, 2009)
• City, county to get a few federal stimulus dollars (Port Townsend Leader, March 18, 2009)
• King County budget shortfall now $40 million to $50 million (Seattle Times, March 18, 2009)
• Pierce County Council plans deeper budget cuts (Tacoma News Tribune, March 18, 2009)
• Bellingham waterfront innovation zone gearing up for business (Bellingham Herald, March 17, 2009)
• City inches toward broadband service (Seattle Times, March 17, 2009)
• Economy Recovery Act has funds to add to police forces (Tri-City Herald, March 17, 2009)
• Franklin County urged to restructure public defender contracts (Tri-City Herald, March 17, 2009)
• Federal grant can strengthen public safety in Federal Way (Federal Way Mirror, March 17, 2009)
• County banks on $400K in federal highway ‘stimulus’ funds (Islands Sounder, March 16, 2009)
• Report urges seven-fold rate increase in stormwater fees (South Whidbey Record, March 15, 2009)
• Federal Way cashes in on red light cameras (Federal Way Mirror, March 14, 2009)
• Island County budget gap now tops $2 million (South Whidbey Record, March 12, 2009)
• County officials may not get raises (The Olympian, March 12, 2009)
• Seattle dumping 700 Dumpsters from downtown alleys (Seattle Times, March 10, 2009)
• Cameras installed in Issaquah to watch traffic (Seattle Times March 10, 2009)
• More Pierce County budget cuts coming (Tacoma News Tribune, March 10, 2009)
• Bellingham brought in $30 million less than expected in 2008 (Bellingham Herald, March 10, 2009)
• Sheriff critical of proposed cuts (The Olympian, March 10, 2009)
• County faces federal suit over service animal policy (The Daily News, March 9, 2009)
• Feds give $3 million to Whatcom County housing and homeless programs (Bellingham Herald, March 9, 2009)
• Lacey to cut $2.1 million (The Olympian, March 6, 2009)
• Federal Way hires federal lobbyist to strengthen connections with Washington, D.C. (Federal Way Mirror, March 6, 2009)
• Franklin County looks to patch $500,000 gap in budget (Tri-City Herald, March 5, 2009)
• Everson, Nooksack citizens talk merger (Lynden Tribune, March 4, 2009)
• Bare-minimum revenue projections hint at scale of upcoming city cuts (Bainbridge Review, March 4, 2009)
• 33 counties in state to get federal disaster funds (Seattle Times, March 3, 2009)
• Seattle 10th in US for energy-efficient buildings (Seattle PI, March 3, 2009)
• Economy bleeds Federal Way's tax revenue (Federal Way Mirror, March 2, 2009)