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LEGISLATURE 2025-26 / RON MUZZALL: Bills to improve health care access, quality pass state Senate

LEGISLATURE 2025-26 / RON MUZZALL: Bills to improve health care access, quality pass state Senate

Mar 3, 20253 min read
SEN. RON MUZZALL: Two bills sponsored by Sen. Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor, to improve health care access and quality in Washington have passed the state Senate with unanimous bipartisan support.
Whidbey News-Times

OAK HARBOR: City Council remains undecided about tax for marina

Feb 28, 20257 min read
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Oak Harbor City Council is still considering passing a Business and Occupation Tax to help keep the 50-year-old marina afloat, though there are still some hesitation and unknowns.
Whidbey News-Times

WHIDBEY ISLAND: Hospital bond to improve credit

Feb 28, 20252 min read
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth has access to an extra $10 million in credit, but hospital leaders have no plans to ever use the funds.
State Representative Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor)

LEGISLATURE 2025-26 / DAVE PAUL: Upcoming Town Hall + Unlocking Economic Success

Feb 26, 20253 min read
Rep. Dave Paul reviewed his legislative work ahead of the fiscal cutoff and announced a town hall meeting.
LEGISLATURE 2025-26: Sen. Ron Muzzall’s bill to ease financial burdens on vulnerable adults passes Senate unanimously

LEGISLATURE 2025-26: Sen. Ron Muzzall’s bill to ease financial burdens on vulnerable adults passes Senate unanimously

Feb 25, 20252 min read
The Washington State Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed Senate Bill 5079, introduced by Sen. Ron Muzzall, to alleviate the financial strain on older adults and individuals with disabilities caused by unintentional overpayments from the Department of Social and Health Services.
City of Oak Harbor

OAK HARBOR: City Council Workshop — Feb. 25, 2025 [VIDEO] (FB)

Feb 25, 20251 min read
2-20-2025 City of Oak Harbor Council Workshop
LEGISLATURE 2025-26: Sen. Ron Muzzall and Rep. Dave Paul Announce Joint Bipartisan Town Hall in Oak Harbor

LEGISLATURE 2025-26: Sen. Ron Muzzall and Rep. Dave Paul Announce Joint Bipartisan Town Hall in Oak Harbor

Feb 25, 20251 min read
Sen. Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor and Rep. Dave Paul, D-Oak Harbor invite residents of the 10th Legislative District to attend a joint, bipartisan in-person town hall meeting on Saturday, March 15.
OAK HARBOR: Construction Update! (FB)

OAK HARBOR: Construction Update! (FB)

Feb 25, 20251 min read
🏗️🚧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞! There has been a lot of development at both construction sites for our new grant-funded schools! At Crescent Harbor Elementary steel beams are up from Tiger Pearson Construction and Inland Steel Erectors. Underground utilities are being installed and the new two-story building is already taking shape! At...
Whidbey News-Times

WHIDBEY: School districts instructed to keep DEI policies

Feb 25, 20253 min read
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Last week, a wave of confusion and concern that flooded educational institutions around Whidbey and the nation following a letter from the U.S. Department of Education was soon placated by a statement by the state superintendent of public instruction.
City of Oak Harbor

OAK HARBOR: Sales tax to improve emergency communications head to ballot | Whidbey News-Times (FB)

Feb 22, 20251 min read
Find out more details or ask all your questions this upcoming Tuesday at City Hall. Get a tour of the dispatch center too. Details at link https://www.oakharbor.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=280 When this happens, it’s usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or...