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Q13 FOX
March 2, 2018
OLYMPIA, Wash. – It's the do-or-die hour in Olympia right now where all bills not related to the budget must pass both chambers in order to become law. New this year, democrats control both the House and the Senate along with the governor's mansion. We're still waiting to hear what will happen to a billÃâà...
Access Washington
March 2, 2018
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson's bipartisan Attorney General request legislation to better support military consumers passed the Legislature today after a unanimous vote in the Senate. It will now head to the Governor for his signature. House Bill 1056, sponsored by Rep. Christine KilduffÃâà...
Q13 FOX
March 1, 2018
Steve O'Ban, R-University Place, said the bill only offered "meager" tax relief, while at the detriment to the less fortunate. "My friends across the aisle are more interested in protecting Sound Transit than protecting taxpayers and the fund created to help the homeless and kids," O'Ban said in a statement.
Patch.com
February 28, 2018
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - A 50-year-old Tacoma man who robbed a bank in University Place last winter was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in federal prison. Authorities described Vincent Fields as a serial bank robber after he knocked off four banks around Puget Sound beginning in mid-February.
Seattle Times
February 23, 2018
With no debate, the Washington state House and Senate approved a bill Friday that makes some legislative records public starting in July — but shields records that already exist. .... Christine Kilduff, D-University Place, wrote in an email that the bill “wholly disrupts” state open-government laws. “SuccinctlyÃâà...
Patch.com
February 21, 2018
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - A new HomeGoods store will open in University Place on March 4, according to the company. The store will be ... The University Place HomeGoods will employ about 65 full and part-time positions. The store sells ... This is the ninth HomeGoods in Washington. The company isÃâà...
Patch.com
February 15, 2018
Police think she stole a wallet from an elderly woman at the University Place Trader's Joe's. By Neal McNamara , Patch Staff | Feb 15, 2018 ... UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - University Place police are asking for help identifying a woman accused of identity theft. The woman allegedly stole an elderly woman'sÃâà...
Business Examiner (blog)
February 8, 2018
BNSF Railway Company has announced that its 2018 capital expenditure program in Washington will be approximately $160 million. According to a statement from the national rail freight company, this year's plan remains focused on maintenance projects to ensure BNSF continues to operate a safe andÃâà...
Patch.com
February 6, 2018
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - You might like the food at your favorite local restaurant, but would you also like what's going on behind the kitchen doors? The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department performs restaurant inspections around the county up to four times per year. The inspections provide insightÃâà...