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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030323 FW_ Friday 5 _ Housing _ Transparency _ Medicaid _ PLIA ________________________________ From: Washington Counties | WSAC Sent: Friday, March 3, 2023 9:59:58 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: Friday 5 | Housing | Transparency | Medicaid | PLIA ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ This week's wrap up of county news. March 3, 2023 <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a/images/cf04e6fd-150d-4420-a926-ee7a36f2d944.png> COUNTY NEWS Washington May Make it Easier to Build Backyard Cottages in a Bid to Ease the Housing Crisis So-called accessory dwelling units, often referred to as in-law suites, provide independent living on the same lot as another housing unit, such as a single-family home. They can be attached to another building or detached. A bill that passed the state Senate 42-6 on Monday would require cities and counties to allow for such construction within most urban areas and prohibits certain regulations on the units. The proposal is one of many making its way through the Legislature this year to address the state’s housing crisis, a topic that legislative leaders on both sides have made a priority. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=fe52c9ba88&e=03d5c964a3> COUNTY NEWS WA's Government Transparency Committee is Ready to Call it Quits Created in 2007, the Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee reviews exemptions to the state transparency law and recommends changes or repeals to exemptions that may be no longer necessary. But at Tuesday’s meeting on the Capitol campus, Sunshine Committee chair Linda Krese said the pace of new exemptions that have cropped up since the Public Records Act passed in a 1972 voter-approved initiative is proving hard to keep up with. That transparency law requires the disclosure of taxpayer-funded documents such as emails, memos and texts to help the people of Washington evaluate how public servants are conducting their business. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=447a38bc7f&e=03d5c964a3> <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=66b65c862a&e=03d5c964a3> FEDERAL NEWS Utilize NACo's Advocacy Toolkit on the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy NACo's toolkit helps county officials educate Congress, the administration and the public on the importance of amending the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy and providing access to federal health benefits for those awaiting trial and verdict decisions. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=1120f23a6b&e=03d5c964a3> STATE NEWS Welcome to the Board of Health, Commissioner Dean The Washington State Board of Health is excited to announce that the Governor has appointed Kate Dean, County Commissioner from Jefferson County, to the State Board of Health. Commissioner Dean will be filling the role of a county elected official who serves on a local board of health. This position was previously filled by Temple Lentz. 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