Government HEADLINES
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 12:05AM
State workers are scrambling to fix a distribution problem that has crimped the flow of alcohol to customers across the state, as liquor stores and restaurants are gearing up for one of the busiest weekends of the year.
Published July 1st, 2009 - 12:05AM
Spokane has added a little cushion to its lead over Tacoma as the second most populous city in Washington, according to the latest state population estimates. The Lilac City increased its edge over the City of Destiny from 1,700 souls to 2,100.
Published June 30th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Doris Jairala has been a Pierce Transit rider for five years, relying on the Route 53 bus almost every day to get to housekeeping jobs.
Published June 29th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Local politicians will have to win your vote with fewer words as the Pierce County Auditor’s Office trims the length of candidate statements in the local voters’ pamphlet to save money.
Published June 28th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Lakewood’s misdemeanor inmates are now traveling 11 miles south from their Tacoma prison cells to appear before a judge.
Published June 26th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Prompted by a law firm that aids the poor, the Tacoma School District has begun offering an education to teenage inmates at the Pierce County jail.
Published June 23rd, 2009 - 9:28PM
The City of Tacoma paid the wages of about a dozen police officers while they participated in a charity basketball game against Tacoma firefighters in late May, city officials said Tuesday.
Published June 23rd, 2009 - 12:05AM
In early May, Tacoma’s general fund was $7.1 million lower than what was budgeted. By this month that shortfall had grown to $11.1 million, threatening, at least on paper, to eclipse nearly $12 million in cuts the city is already planning.
Published June 22nd, 2009 - 12:05AM
The workload of deputies at the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is coming under scrutiny as the county pinches pennies to balance its budget.
Published June 22nd, 2009 - 12:05AM
WASHINGTON – As the health care debate cranked up on Capitol Hill last week, Sen. Patty Murray talked about 10-year-old Marcelas Owens, whose mother lost her job, lost her health insurance, became sick and died.
Published June 22nd, 2009 - 12:05AM
It’s as predictable as a hangover: In hard economic times, governments reach for the hard stuff, jacking up liquor taxes and loosening “blue laws” to siphon money from the nation’s most ubiquitous vice.
Published June 21st, 2009 - 8:34AM
When it came to getting reimbursed for optional legislator expenses last year, Republican Sen. Jerome Delvin of Richland was No. 1, spending $59,080 in taxpayer money.
Published June 21st, 2009 - 12:05AM
Lawsuits and claims for damages are part of the cost of doing business for any city government.
Published June 21st, 2009 - 12:05AM
A new minicasino has opened in Lakewood – or, by some accounts, an old minicasino has re-opened – even as the city considers what to do with its questionable ban on new cardrooms and looks at how other cities have tried to block them from opening.
Published June 19th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Gov. Chris Gregoire plans to order another round of state government spending cuts after Thursday’s revenue forecast showed the state will almost run out of money by mid-2011 unless reductions are made.

 
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