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Pierce County Council committee supports addition to prostitution law
Published June 18th, 2013 - 1:13PM
A Pierce County Council committee Tuesday recommended making it illegal for suspected prostitutes and their customers to attempt to detect undercover officers.
Pierce County weighs addition to prostitution law
Published June 17th, 2013 - 1:25PM
Pierce County leaders might make it illegal for suspected prostitutes and their customers to attempt to detect undercover officers.
Pierce Transit board cuts bus service; small cities cry foul
Published June 10th, 2013 - 9:59PM
Pierce Transit’s board Monday approved a 28 percent cut in bus service hours to take effect early this fall, including reductions for Fife, Milton and Edgewood, despite their objections.
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department wins grant from health insurance exchange
Published June 5th, 2013 - 11:30AM
State government chose the health department to help Pierce County residents enroll in the state’s health insurance exchange, the marketplace created to implement President Barack Obama’s health law.
Rep. Steve O'Ban goes to Senate to replace Mike Carrell
Published June 4th, 2013 - 5:53PM
The Senate majority is a majority again. The Pierce County Council named University Place Republican Rep. Steve O’Ban to replace Sen. Mike Carrell, who died last week.
Is naming of new state senator an emergency?
Published June 2nd, 2013 - 1:12AM
The Pierce County Council is facing pressure to speed up the process of naming a replacement for state Sen. Mike Carrell, who died Wednesday.
Pierce County candidates file for 2013 elections
Published May 17th, 2013 - 7:24PM
Several Pierce County cities will see a leadership shakeup at the end of this year, as many cities are losing their mayors and others have attracted challengers.
Process plods on to select new Pierce County District Court judge
Published May 14th, 2013 - 8:04PM
The slow-motion process of filling an empty judicial seat in Pierce County’s largest court takes another step Wednesday, with no clear date for a final decision.
Pierce Transit wins grant to increase service between Parkland, downtown Tacoma
Published May 1st, 2013 - 11:26AM
Pierce Transit has won a $1.1 million state grant to increase bus service on the Pacific Avenue corridor between Parkland and downtown Tacoma.
South Sound 911 approves agreement with Puyallup, including costs for city's radio upgrade
Published April 24th, 2013 - 12:08PM
South Sound 911’s board unanimously approved an agreement today with the City of Puyallup, agreeing to pay for about $3.5 million in radio improvements for the city.
Bonney Lake parks vote losing; Orting, Milton measures look stronger
Published April 24th, 2013 - 12:05AM
Voters rejected on Tuesday the creation of a park district in Bonney Lake, which would have granted the city authority to tax residents to maintain parks and recreation facilities.
Land sale could fill in gap in Foothills Trail
Published April 20th, 2013 - 5:30PM
Pierce County is preparing to buy a crucial, missing link for connecting the Foothills Trail from South Prairie to Buckley.
Pierce County health board approves $1 million in cuts
Published April 18th, 2013 - 12:46PM
The Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health approved more than $1 million in cutbacks Wednesday to a range of programs, including enforcement of the ban on smoking in restaurants and outreach to high-risk, pregnant women.
Pierce Council member wants audit of Optum, county’s mental-health provider
Published April 16th, 2013 - 11:09AM
Pierce County Councilman Stan Flemming is calling for an audit to determine how much the county’s mental-health provider spends on administrative costs compared with patient care.
Emergency Management chief picked for Pierce County
Published April 16th, 2013 - 12:05AM
Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy has selected former Washington State Patrol Chief Lowell Porter as director of the county’s Department of Emergency Management.
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