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New report: Staggering staff turnover rate emphasizes urgent need to support child care workforce
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| Washington’s Child Care Collaborative Task Force releases strategy that builds on historic Fair Start for Kids Act investments, calls for focus on growing the child care workforce. OLYMPIA,
Larsen votes to restore critical protections of the Voting Rights Act
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported legislation to restore critical protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and keep the promise of democracy for all Americans.
Rep. Larsen statement on current situation in Afghanistan
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the below statement on the current situation in
Latest from Lekanoff | Vaccines, masks, credit history, cops, wildfires, and the arts
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is concerned about a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations being seen in every county across the state due
Sheriff’s Report | August 11 – 18, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11 21-007201 Agency Assistance 09:52:31 08/11/21 San Juan Deputies were advised of a case of child abuse. This incident occurred out-of-county, but the victim was
Navy wraps up fourth sound monitoring period; results to become public later
||| FROM MIKE WELDING for NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - The Navy completed its fourth week of real-time sound monitoring at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island as directed
Inslee to provide clemency relief to individuals still serving community supervision solely on invalid drug possession convictions
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Washington state has instituted a new process to allow individuals on active community supervision for certain drug possession convictions to directly petition Gov. Jay Inslee to commute
Inslee updates wildfire state of emergency proclamation
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today updated the wildfire state of emergency proclamation. The changes were made to clarify language around the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC)
San Juan County to vote on climate, environment, equity, justice amendments to county charter
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER via SALISH CURRENT ||| Once in a decade the voters of San Juan County have an opportunity to review and, more importantly, improve their own government. This unusual self-governing opportunity exists
Fire Commissioners scheduled to meet Monday evening
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| Regular Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Monday – August 16th, 2021 5:30 p.m. Online / by phone via ZOOM: Dial #
WSF weekly update includes an approval of fare increase
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| “Global shortage of experienced mariners” We’re not the only marine transportation system dealing with a lack of crewmembers. Following BC Ferries’ cancellation of a couple sailings last week due
Sheriff’s Report | August 4 – 10, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 21-006928 Information Report 13:34:59 08/04/21 Orcas Island Deputies responded to a call of several men with guns near Guthrie Cove. Deputies checked the area
WSF decides reinstating Sidney route not a good idea right now
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| WSF will delay the resumption of service to Sidney, British Columbia until 2022 due to the uncertainty of the reopening of the maritime border between the United States and
Letter to Editor | WSF boo-boo: There are no San Juans service reductions scheduled
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| It turns out that Washington State Ferries has no plans to send the 90-car Sealth to the San Juans, confirming its position stated in the June public meeting. As I had
WA DOL boo-boo: Your personalized license plate has not been cancelled.
||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| County Auditor Milene Henley is warning San Juan County residents about letters incorrectly generated on August 4 by the Washington State Department of Licensing. The letters
Local legislators outline how new police laws will make our communities safer
In close voting, Washington state legislators enacted new laws in the 2021 session to reform some policing accountability and practices. As the laws have taken effect, legislators are speaking out to clarify what they see
