Beginning Monday, April 13, Intercity Transit will temporarily transition to providing essential trips for the public using an advance reservation system consistent with Gov. Inslee’s “Stay Home – Stay Healthy” emergency order. “We are absolutely committed to serving our customers and our community throughout this crisis,” said General Manager Ann Freeman-Manzanares. “To do that in…
DetailsToday Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law HB 2421, which fully funds state elections. The Washington State House and Senate voted almost unanimously to fully fund elections in Washington State by passing HB 2421. The bill corrects a decades-long system in which local governments paid for their own elections, but counties paid the state’s share…
Detailsby Alison Bailey Businesses and organizations of all sizes, across industries of all kinds, are changing how they operate because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing guidelines from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) now strongly recommend restrictions to the number of people who can occupy the same physical space. Countless organizations structure their operations…
DetailsCommunity Resilience by Natasha Ashenhurst • Photography by Heather Harris, Elements Photography In the third week of March 2020, I sat down with Michael Cade, Executive Director of the Thurston Economic Development Council, Shauna Stewart, CEO of Experience Olympia & Beyond and David Schaffert, President & CEO of the Thurston County Chamber to talk about…
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