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Government

Months after halting meetings, Bellingham looks to dissolve Immigration Advisory Board

Board will be replaced with a new work group to advise the city

Oct. 1, 2024 1:17 p.m.

Bellingham considers ordinance to limit ‘junk fees’ impacting renters

Council delays vote, asks staff to engage more with community on issue

Sept. 30, 2024 7:18 p.m.

Error by state budget writers could cost WA community colleges a bundle

The governor’s office wants to claw back $28.5 million during next year’s legislative session

Sept. 24, 2024 12:51 p.m.

Hutchings investigation report: County, HR response to harassment shows lack of trust

Whatcom County committee recommends outside hiring of consultant, code revisions

Updated Sept. 24, 2024 4:31 p.m.

Growth & Development

Skagit County temporarily prohibits new electricity projects on farmland

Six-month moratorium in place while planning commission weighs code amendment

Sept. 23, 2024 3:12 p.m.

What is Future 42? The group wants to get more citizens involved in civic engagement

Whatcom County organization targets independent voters, has new leadership

Sept. 22, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Bellingham nears completion of long-awaited wetland bank

Public and private developers can buy credits to offset environmental impacts

Sept. 16, 2024 10:00 p.m.

City will likely establish new shelter protection area around Way Station

Operators requested action ahead of October opening of Bellingham facility

Sept. 16, 2024 7:24 p.m.

Growth & Development

Skagit County may prohibit large energy projects on vulnerable agricultural land

Goldeneye lithium-ion battery storage farm is one of several proposals in two-county area

Sept. 14, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Whatcom County Dems board denounce delay, demand accountability in report on Hutchings case

Subcommittee says dense 5-6 page report could be presented in a few weeks

Sept. 13, 2024 12:48 p.m.

Anacortes Democrats hail VP Kamala Harris’s debate performance — ‘on point’

'She's speaking from our hearts'

Sept. 10, 2024 9:34 p.m.

County council approves temporary medical examiner

Aldo Fusaro will take over the medical examiner's office on an interim basis

Sept. 10, 2024 8:55 p.m.