Washington News links Archive - May 2009
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Washington News Links
- Sign, sign, everywhere (an illegal) sign (Tacoma News Tribune, May 31, 2009)
- Federal Way budget blues: Public faces diminished customer service amid restructuring of city staff and salaries (Federal Way Mirror, May 30, 2009)
- Lynden workers get more space in new City Hall (Bellingham Herald, May 29, 2009)
- Plans in works to curb gangs in Tacoma (Tacoma News Tribune, May 26, 2009)
- City considers terminating Federal Way Municipal Court (Federal Way Mirror, May 26, 2009)
- City of Richland offers citizens Facebook site (Tri-City Herald, May 25, 2009)
- Police on noise patrol (Tri-City Herald, May 25, 2009)
- Leaders to discuss progress on combining services (The Daily News, May 25, 2009)
- Health district says flu outbreak teaches good lesson (Tri-City Herald, May 24, 2009)
- Effort to merge Everson, Nooksack voted down by council (Bellingham Herald, May 23, 2009)
- Bellingham budget woes could affect worker pay, benefits (Bellingham Herald, May 22, 2009)
- Safe City: 27 cameras will monitor crime in Federal Way's downtown core (Federal Way Mirror, May 20, 2009)
- Drivers face photo-enforced school zones and more red light cameras in Federal Way (Federal Way Mirror, May 20, 2009)
- Special Election Coverage: 'Mandate' for new government; BISD bond too close to call (Bainbridge Island Review, May 20, 2009)
- Local entities participate in social networking (Camas-Washougal Post-Record, May 19, 2009)
- Pasco to use grant to build 3 homes (Tri-City Herald, May 19, 2009)
- Stimulus grant could help streamline homeless services (The Daily News, May 19, 2009)
- Report: Consolidating Everson and Nooksack could save $125,000 annually (Bellingham Herald, May 19, 2009)
- Bellingham drafts ban on gun sales (Bellingham Herald, May 19, 2009)
- Lynden considers lifting ban on big-box stores (Bellingham Herald, May 18, 2009)
- Prosser revamps website to increase service (Tri-City Herald, May 18, 2009)
- Drivers face photo-enforced school zones and more red light cameras in Federal Way (Federal Way Mirror, May 16, 2009)
- Tightening down rules on dangerous dogs (Islands Sounder, May 15, 2009)
- County to move ahead with commercial-only LAMIRD (Islands Sounder, May 14, 2009)
- Tax increase likely to go before Pasco, Franklin County voters (Tri-City Herald, May 12, 2009)
- Port, city to unite on common issues (Tri-City Herald, May 12, 2009)
- Tacoma misconduct report: Many complaints, little punishment (Tacoma News Tribune, May 12, 2009)
- Island County slashes positions (Whidbey News-Times, May 12, 2009)
- Benton City ready to capitalize on future tourism (Tri-City Herald, May 11, 2009)
- Franklin County announces pay cuts, layoffs (Tri-City Herald, May 10, 2009)
- Franklin County migrant housing help in works (Tri-City Herald, May 6, 2009)
- Tacoma's bringing sexy back (to streets) (Tacoma News Tribune, May 6, 2009)
- Sumner picked as one of best tiny towns in the Northwest (Tacoma News Tribune, May 6, 2009)
- Pierce County police agencies have $2.8 million to spend (Tacoma News Tribune, May 4, 2009)
- Pierce County water funds runneth over (Tacoma News Tribune, May 3, 2009)
- For City of Federal Way employees, the cuts start here (Federal Way Mirror, May 2, 2009)