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When will Olympia council discuss minimum wage and workers’ bill of rights? Here’s what happens 1st
Mayor Dontae Payne said the council needed more time to figure out the best way to engage the public on the issue, after the Finance Committee originally set a 90-day exploratory period on the ...
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City Council declares Olympia the state’s first sanctuary city for trans and queer people
Mayor Dontae Payne passed his gavel to Mayor Pro Tem Yến Huỳnh to preside over the meeting after Ray summarized the resolution. He said the council guidebook says the mayor does not make ...
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City of Olympia will use funds to help immigrant, refugee families. Here’s what it will cost
We need your help for others,’” Burney said. Mayor Dontae Payne said the funding allocation is a big deal because Olympia is a city of action. “We do what we say,” Payne said. He said ...
Seven Thurston County elected leaders oppose House Bill 1399
Seven Thurston County elected officials teamed up to announce their opposition to House Bill 1399, which seeks to "modernize, harmonize and clarify laws concerning sheriffs, chiefs, marshals and ...