State Representative Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) sent this email to constituents from his legislative account on Sat., May 7, 2022.
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Whidbey Island Public Hospital District Commissioner James Golder wrote an column for the Whidbey News-Times discussing the finances at WhidbeyHealth.
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent a newsletter to constituents on Fri., May 6, 2022.
A pathway connecting Pioneer Way and Bayshore Drive, a temporary economic development coordinator and supplanting funding for an “enterprise resource funding initiative” were casualties of disagreements among the Oak Harbor City Council about the spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Island County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to instruct county staff to negotiate for the purchase of the A.J. Eisenberg Airport in Oak Harbor, a move Port of Coupeville commissioners and local pilots have long been gunning for.
Candidate filling week is coming soon and races affecting Whidbey Island are already shaping up to be intense, with the likelihood of at least a couple of races having enough challengers to go to the primary ballot. Filing week is May 16-20.
Around 30 Whidbey residents gathered in front of the Island County Courthouse in Coupeville Tuesday afternoon to protest a leaked Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that has guaranteed abortion rights in the U.S. for nearly 50 years.