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McCarthy revokes Washam’s internet posting privileges, alleging assessor is...
Dale Washam’s internet posting privileges were stripped away today by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, who says Washam was using the asssessor-treasurer’s website for politicking during a recall...
View ArticleChief financial officer at DSHS hired as Pierce County budget director; he...
Gary Robinson, a Spokane native who’s held a number of positions in state government, will begin work next week as Pierce County’s new director of budget and finance. He will succeed Patrick Kenney,...
View ArticlePierce County officials meet with Washington Congressional delegation in D.C.
Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, a member of her staff and three County Council members are part of a local delegation pressing the flesh in Washington, D.C. this week. Tacoma City Councilmen Jake...
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Tacoma-Pierce County health official wants to ban electronic cigarettes in...
Electronic cigarettes – battery-operated devices that deliver a hit of nicotine with each puff – would be banned in public places under regulations proposed by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health...
View ArticleWant to learn more about voting and ballot counting? Peek inside the process...
An open house is set from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Pierce County Elections Center. Staff members from the Pierce County Auditor’s staff will talk about how elections are changing across the...
View ArticleGates open? Lawns mowed? Restrooms clean at county parks? Yep, Pierce County...
It’s not a done deal, but expect Pierce County Council members to OK an additional $307,000 Tuesday to keep parks open and kept up this summer. The money would prevent the planned closures of North...
View ArticlePierce Transit board could approve final list of cuts this afternoon
Major cuts to local bus service have been proposed and talked about for weeks. This afternoon, the Pierce Transit Board of Directors is scheduled to approve a schedule of reduced hours, route changes...
View ArticlePierce Transit board OKs 20-percent service cuts, including buses to Freedom...
New Pierce Transit bus schedules to take effect June 12 are being formulated today and should be posted on the agency’s website next week. The new schedules will include the elimination of some routes...
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A Washam recall election could cost $350,000 to $900,000, Pierce County...
If a recall of Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer Dale Washam occurs, the election could cost Pierce County $350,00 to $950,000, Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson told the County Council on Tuesday....
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Electronic cigarettes likely a smokin’ hot topic at Tacoma-Pierce County...
Aficionados of electronic cigarettes – which look like the real thing but create a vapor for users to inhale – plan to tell Health Department officials Monday they don’t want their faux smokes...
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