Aims to fill seat vacated by Kevin Van De Wege
Incumbent Port Angeles City Council member Navarra Carr and her two opponents in the
Aug. 1 primary election, Mark Karjalainen and Nicholas… Continue reading
Van De Wege wants to manage resources
Day three of candidate filing week resulted in more contests for several elected positions on the North Olympic Peninsula. Contests with three or more candidates… Continue reading
Candidates file to run for office on Tuesday
New law keeps drug possession illegal, boosts treatment resources
State would decriminalize possession if law expires
Legislators believe compromise will be reached
Washington Gov. Jay Inlsee, a Democrat who sought to make the state a leader on progressive policies from climate change to gun violence… Continue reading
Carbon credits bill to return in future
Senators debated and voted for a second time, after the House rejected what they passed April 8.
An orca protection bill has come full circle, making 1,000-yard boater restrictions mandatory instead… Continue reading
Proposal would require set ratios for nurses to patients
Kilmer led effort to improve lawmaking body
Peninsula law enforcement reacts to proposed legislation
By Paul Gottlieb Special to Peninsula Daily News Washington’s new DUI law would be modeled after a 6-year-old Utah statute that is the first of… Continue reading
Former Senior Reporter Paul Gottlieb has been coaxed out of retirement to cover the state legislative session for the Peninsula Daily News.… Continue reading
State Legislature opens its biennial budget season
Chapman outlines Democrats’ plans
Next counts to be on Monday