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Archive of Washington on Wednesday July 01, 2009
WA: Wash., feds to discuss Yakima water
YAKIMA, Wash. — State and federal officials plan to meet with other stakeholders in the Yakima River basin to talk about how to improve water supplies there. Read More
WA: Gregoire OKs emergency money for flu season
Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved $700,000 in emergency spending to buy more antiviral medicine for the next flu season. Read More
Financial crisis torments states
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009) California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps. Read More
US: Colorado the least obese state
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Read More
WA: State will use emergency funds to buy flu medication
Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday authorized emergency funds to purchase flu medication to prepare for a busy flu season. Read More
WA: State Fire Marshal's Office warns of fireworks dangers
With fireworks season and dry weather upon us, the state Fire Marshal's Office on Tuesday urged South Sound residents to be safe with their Fourth of July celebrating. Read More
WA: WSDOT employee under investigation for overtime fraud
The State Patrol is investigating an employee with the state Department of Transportation after a payroll audit showed $67,000 in unearned overtime and compensation during the past two years. Read More
WA: Cell phone law a year old, but problems persist
A year ago, a top research official at the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety made a prediction about Washington's law prohibiting drivers from using hand-held cell phones in most cases. Read More
WA: State budget year begins with 3,200 jobs on the block
Many state agencies are keeping employees on the payroll a bit longer as Washington's government starts a new budget year today with 3,200 jobs on the chopping block. Read More
WA: $43M to finish housing projects
WASHINGTON -- The federal government is funding Washington state with $43 million to help finish affordable-housing projects that are currently stalled because of the economic recession, according to U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan. Read More
WA: State receives $16.4 million for coastal restoration
Washington state will receive about $16.4 million in federal stimulus money to restore damaged wetlands, reopen fish passages and improve habitat for threatened salmon. Read More
WA: Statewide distribution problem may limit alcohol sales during Fourth of July weekend
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. Read More
US: Some hard-hit states get less stimulus
Some of the states worst hit by the recession are getting far less federal economic-stimulus money per person than states faring better. Read More |
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