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Metropolitan King County Council rescinds plan to trim jail funding |
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By News on
11/14/2008
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Metropolitan King County Council members tentatively decided to reduce jail funding by more than $1 million in order to save programs for mentally ill and drug-addicted offenders — but rescinded the decision amid protests from the county executive and a combative labor union. ... On Thursday, Councilmember Kathy Lambert said budget leaders withdrew that decision for further study after Budget Director Bob Cowan told them it might not leave the jail enough money to pay overtime for corrections officers.
"We went, 'Oops, we didn't know that.' That was new information to us," Lambert said. The programs the council wants to save screen out dangerous offenders, she said: "If they're not dangerous, if they're just drunk and disorderly, do we need them to be in jail?"
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Let the sheriff manage the office |
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By News on
7/22/2008
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Imagine if you were in charge of more than 1,000 employees — but did not have the direct authority to implement or manage their contract.
That is precisely the situation faced by Sue Rahr, King County's elected sheriff, who does not have a seat at the table to manage the department's budget or personnel.
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Play now; eat later |
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By News on
7/3/2008
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One new tool for improving student nutrition and performance goes beyond the lunch line.
Most schools currently schedule recess after lunch. However, a recent Montana study demonstrates conclusively that a simple change in scheduling offers significant health and learning improvements: Children who ate lunch after being physically active had a higher nutritional intake, improved attention and behavior in the classroom, and lower disciplinary rates.
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Flood-control improvements protect all county residents |
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By News on
10/16/2007
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King County has an aging system of 500 hardened embankments and levees, most of which are more than 40 years old. Many were built by farmers with the dirt they had on hand to protect their fields.
Today, these very same aging levees protect critical businesses and public infrastructure that support our livelihoods and collective prosperity.
If we learned anything from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, it's that lives are lost and economies ruined when flood-control levees are ignored and collapse. It's far less expensive to fund flood prevention than to rebuild communities after a catastrophe.
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Kathy Lambert Files For Re-election To King County Council, District 3 |
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By Press Releases on
7/28/2005 3:03 PM
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County Councilmember Kathy Lambert officially filed today for re-election to the King County Council in the Third District. “King County is facing many challenges and I will continue working to find opportunities and answers to improve county government,” said Lambert. “These answers must be implemented so we can make county government more accountable to its citizens and taxpayers.”
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