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Statehouse
Dunning leads Clouse in early District 5 primary returns
Lacey City Councilman Nicolas Martinez-Dunning leads incumbent Emily Clouse in early Thurston County Commissioner District 5 primary returns, with both advancing to the Nov. 3 general election and third-place finisher Michelle Gipson eliminated.
Statehouse
44 state lawmakers push Ferguson to save developmental disabilities program serving Thurston families
Forty-four Washington legislators from both parties urged Gov. Bob Ferguson to preserve the $900,000-per-year Parent to Parent program, which pairs Thurston County families of children with developmental disabilities with experienced parent mentors, as its DSHS contract expires Monday, August 31.
Statehouse
Dunning leads Clouse in early District 5 primary returns
Lacey City Councilman Nicolas Martinez-Dunning leads incumbent Emily Clouse in early Thurston County Commissioner District 5 primary returns, with both advancing to the Nov. 3 general election and third-place finisher Michelle Gipson eliminated.
Statehouse
Dunning leads Clouse in early District 5 primary returns
Lacey City Councilman Nicolas Martinez-Dunning leads incumbent Emily Clouse in early Thurston County Commissioner District 5 primary returns, with both advancing to the Nov. 3 general election and third-place finisher Michelle Gipson eliminated.
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Update: Olympia posts quorum notice for Wednesday's Public Safety Committee
The City of Olympia posted a quorum notice for Wednesday's Community Livability and Public Safety Committee meeting, signaling four or more of the seven council members may attend and triggering open-meeting requirements under state law.
Statehouse
Thurston County declares heat emergency and extends shelter hours
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services declared a hazardous weather event for Tuesday, June 23, extending shelter hours at Sergio's Place and activating outreach to unsheltered residents as a National Weather Service Heat Advisory covers the Olympia area through 11 p.m.
Statehouse
Thurston County freezes permits for new jails and immigration detention centers for 1 year
Thurston County Commissioners adopted a one-year moratorium on June 16 blocking permits for new or expanded detention and correctional facilities in unincorporated county land, prompted by federal ICE detention activity and gaps in local zoning codes. A public hearing is set for August 5.
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