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Lekanoff: Supporting students & parents, ADUs, WA silenced no more, & small biz flex fund
Happy Fantastic Friday! ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| We're Two-Thirds of the Way Through Session This past Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. marked a major deadline in our 60-day legislative session –
WSF Weekly Report | Federal funding discussions underway, our spring has been postponed
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| OT Secretary Roger Millar joins Sen. Murray to discuss federal funding for ferries WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar talks to Sen. Patty Murray about our pandemic response,
Firehouse Foolishness | Leaks and such
||| BY MIA KARTIGANER, SPECIAL TO theORCASONIAN ||| While our fire department continues to search for leaks among the career responders, they don’t seem as concerned with their own. Within two days of the OIFR
With Marlow resignation, Fire Commission seeks candidates for vacant seat
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| With a mid-term resignation from Commissioner Janet Marlow, the Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking candidates to fill the unexpired term. The Board will conduct
Editorial | When the alarm bells get too loud to ignore, it’s time for action
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Can you hear that fire alarm clanging? Is it becoming increasingly, frighteningly loud? By some counts, within just the last six months at Orcas Island Fire & Rescue,
Lovelett bill to provide transitional food assistance unanimously clears Senate
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate ... unanimously approved legislation to provide transitional food assistance for more families. Senate Bill 5785, sponsored by Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes), would direct the
Sheriff’s Report | February 2 – 8, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 22-000754 Domestic Dispute or Assault 12:41:20 02/02/22 Lopez Deputies responded to a domestic incident. An arrest was made for DV Malicious Mischief 3rd and
Weekly WSF report indicates plans still underway for service restorations
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Planning for restoration of service We know our alternate service schedules are significantly affecting many of our riders and I assure you we’re working hard on building back
Canvassing Board scheduled to meet February 17
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Canvassing Board will meet on Thursday, February 17, to review the results of the February special election and to review and adopt proposed changes
Another Fantastic Friday report from Rep. Lekanoff
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Introducing Move Ahead Washington, a transportation package for a sustainable future I’m excited to announce that House Democrats have unveiled Move Ahead Washington, our transportation package that
Senate unanimously passes Lovelett bill to conserve and restore kelp forests
Now on to the House ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Senate unanimously approved legislation to conserve and restore the plants that are the foundation of our marine ecosystems
Guest Opinion | Former OIFR Commissioner says Fire Department allegations are serious
||| FROM AMANDA MONTAGUE ||| The recent articles posted by Mia Kartinger on the dysfunction in OIFR leadership elicited some uninformed and unfortunate comments that need to be responded to. I could not agree more
Larsen: Postal Service Reform Act ensures USPS can continue to deliver for NW WA
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported the Postal Service Reform Act, bipartisan legislation that ensures the United States Postal Service (USPS) remains independent and financially
WA Legislature reaches deal on multi-year transportation package
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| I just got this text from Rep. Ramel. He, Rep. Lekanoff and Senator Lovelett have been pushing hard for the ferry funding in this package. It
Inslee lauds legislators’ ‘Move Ahead Washington’ transportation proposal
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today after legislators unveiled a new state transportation funding proposal. “The Move Ahead Washington proposal will provide major benefits to communities
Larsen: Federal infrastructure funding in state package means jobs, continued economic recovery
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the inclusion of $3.4 billion from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in the state’s “Move Ahead Washington” transportation package, which State Senator Marko
