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-- from San Juan County Communications -- A San Juan County citizen’s initiative concerning immigration has been approved to go to the November general election ballot. Initiative 2017-7 required 1,635 signatures (which represents 15% of the votes cast in the County in the last gubernatorial election) in order to advance to the voters. On July
-- from the Orcas Women's Coalition -- The OWC-IRG Immigration Initiative qualified for the November ballot with overwhelming numbers because you wanted to make a difference and it worked. A small but mighty coalition of citizen activists from all the big islands brought your tidings to the San Juan County Council at their Tuesday meeting,
-- by Margie Doyle -- Cindy Wolf, Elly Hoague and Anne Marie Shanks celebrate the successful campaign to put "Immigration Initiative" on the county ballot On Tuesday, July 18, the Immigration Rights Group of Orcas Women's Coalition (OWC) gathered at Emmanuel Parish Hall with signature-gatherers and others to celebrate the "overwhelmingly positive response
-- by Bill Buchan -- I am no longer a resident of San Juan County, but [I am doing what I can] to help get Initiative 2017-07 on the ballot. I urge each of you to do what you can to oppose the wrong-headed aspects of our President's Immigration Policy. Initiative 2017-07 is a good
-- from Anne-Marie Shanks for Orcas Women's Coalition -- Today the Immigrant Rights Group of the Orcas Women’s Coalition launched Initiative 2017-07, a San Juan County (SJC) ballot measure that strengthens protections for immigrants in SJC. “This Initiative emanates from the Executive Order of Governor Jay Inslee and the guidance of two prominent Attorneys General,
-- from Victoria Compton -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) is pleased to announce that the Trades Education Initiative is participating in the GiveOrcas campaign through the Orcas Island Community Foundation. Islanders can help bring trades training and family-wage jobs to young adults by donating between May 1 and May 19. This
-- from Alison Shaw -- Alarmed by a recent increase in teen pregnancy and lack of local access to affordable, confidential, reproductive health care on Orcas Island, concerned members of the community gathered in 2009 to examine this problem. The primary needs were for financial assistance plus confidential on-island medical care. What arose as a
-- from Paula Treneer -- The Orcas Women’s Coalition (OWC), formerly known as the CWOO, met on Sunday, February 19, continuing discussions and setting initiatives for the group to address specific issues that affect individuals, locally, at the state and federal level. These discussions and initiatives include education, climate change, immigration, and civic engagement. The
-- from Office of the Governor -- Today officials from the Obama administration and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and U.S. Reps. Denny Heck, Derek Kilmer and Rick Larsen announced new federal actions to help protect and recover the health of Puget Sound, one of the nation’s largest estuaries.
Thursday October 20, 7 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Cindy Carter -- The Eagle Forum of SJC will be hosting an Initiative Information meeting on Thursday, October 20th at 7 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Station. There are six statewide initiatives on the ballot this fall ranging from the ever-present and ever-rejected, carbon tax to