Washington News Links

• City of Yakima now projecting layoffs to balance 2012 budget (Yakima Herald, October 31, 2011)
• Supreme Court rule would limit public defender caseloads, require more staff for city (Yakima Herald, October 29, 2011)
• Local law officers to get access to license photos (The Columbian, October 28, 2011)
• Report: Red-light cameras can cost cities big (Seattle PI, October 27, 2011)
• Court overturns woman's horn-honking conviction (Seattle Times, October 27, 2011)
• Agencies weigh consolidating emergency dispatch centers (Tri-City Herald, October 27, 2011)
• Shared purchasing saves cities money (Tri-City Herald, October 26, 2011)
• County commissioners approve E-Verify requirement for contractors (The Daily News, October 25, 2011)
• City of Tacoma faces $26 million shortfall (Tacoma News Tribune, October 25, 2011)
• County prepares for emergency alert test (Federal Way Mirror, October 25, 2011)
• Whatcom County administration: No major budget cuts for 2012 (Bellingham Herald, October 25, 2011)
• Bellingham moves to regulate noisy roosters, snowy sidewalks (Bellingham Herald, October 25, 2011)
• Proposed Bremerton budget would eliminate 25.5 city jobs (Kitsap Sun, October 25, 2011)
• Kitsap County revenue down significantly in third quarter (Kitsap Sun, October 24, 2011)
• City Hall and businesses are more energy efficient (Federal Way Mirror, October 24, 2011)
• State takes over business license applications (North Kitsap Herald, October 21, 2011)
• Adviser urges using empty jail (The Olympian, October 19, 2011)
• Wash. rules to spell out strategies to curb runoff (Seattle PI, October 19, 2011)
• Sunnsyide police hunting gang members (Seattle PI, October 19, 2011)
• Yakima County gang survey under way (Yakima Herald, October 19, 2011)
• No major cuts forecast for Yakima County's 2012 budget (Yakima Herald, October 18, 2011)
• Yakima council vote ends downtown improvement group (Yakima Herald, October 18, 2011)
• Richland has plans for 'inclusive' playground (Tri-City Herald, October 17, 2011)
• 15 homeless shelters closed (Seattle Times, October 10, 2011)
• Mill Creek needs your advice about how to pay for city's future (Everett Herald, October 12, 2011)
• Tacoma City Council eyes growth strategies, signature event (Tacoma News Tribune, October 12, 2011)
• Gang violence: South King County enters long fight (Federal Way Mirror, October 11, 2011)
• City auditor to review SPD policy on dash-cam videos (Seattle Times, October 11, 2011)
• City council weighs outlawing tobacco in parks (The Columbian, October 11, 2011)
• Sunnyside adopts marijuana moratorium (Yakima Herald, October 11, 2011)
• Everett park adds cutting-edge technology for visually impaired (Bellingham Herald, October 10, 2011)
• Puyallup approves cottage homes (Tacoma News Tribune, October 6, 2011)
• Another bleak budget for Bremerton (Kitsap Sun, October 6, 2011)
• Richland City Council talks $248M buddget (Tri-City Herald, October 5, 2011)
• Community center still needs subsidy (Mercer Island Reporter, October 5, 2011)
• Council debates whether city should defuse or suppress gangs (Yakima Herald, October 4, 2011)
• Rainier still assessing need for city administrator (The Daily News, October 4, 2011)
• Enhanced security now the rule at county courthouse (Yakima Herald, October 3, 2011)
• Pasco official says city reaps benefits from smart growth (Tri-City Herald, October 1, 2011)
• Pasco to install 32 crosswalk beacons at elementary schools (Tri-City Herald, October 1, 2011)