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June 20, 2025 COUNTY NEWS Spokane County Approves New Measures to Combat
June 20, 2025
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COUNTY NEWS
Spokane County Approves New Measures to Combat Opioid Crisis
The first initiative is a Co-Responder Program in collaboration with the Spokane Fire Department to provide immediate support and intervention for individuals experiencing opioid-related
emergencies. This initiative will pair behavioral health professionals from Frontier Behavioral Health with first responders to better serve the community.
Mary Kuney, Chair of the Spokane County Board of Commissioners, emphasized the program's significance, stating it will enable "more effective, compassionate care to those in crisis."
The program is funded by the Mental Health Sales Tax and is set to launch later this year.
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STATE NEWS
Washington Cuts Funding for Homeless Encampment Removal Program
In the most recent budget, state lawmakers reduced funding for the Encampment Resolution Program, which will halt its work removing additional encampments. The program's creation in
2022 had been a somewhat unusual foray by the state into removing homeless encampments. Most of the time, cities do that work.
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COUNTY NEWS
Chehalis Basin Board Moves on Large-Scale Flood Projects
While many may have given up hope that a large-scale project to address flooding in Centralia, Chehalis and the surrounding area would ever materialize, the Chehalis Basin Board just
took a big step on deciding once and for all which project - or projects - deserves buy-in.
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STATE NEWS
Washington State Will Receive Up to $105.6 Million From National Settlement With Purdue Pharma
Most of the settlement funds will be distributed in the first three years. In Washington state, the funds must be split evenly between state and local governments and must be used to
fund programs that combat the opioid epidemic.
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COUNTY NEWS
Kittitas County Commissioners Express Concerns Over New Logging Rules for Streams
Kittitas County commissioners have "significant concerns" over potential logging rules that would increase the size of buffers on non-fish-bearing streams. Commissioners approved a letter
last week to the Washington Forest Practices Board in Olympia that raised financial worries about the stricter regulations. Commissioners said the new regulations, if implemented, would
lead to the loss of significant revenues to counties that rely on commercial timber cutting.
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STATE NEWS
2025 Legislation Promotes the Development of Childcare Facilities
One bill from the 2025 legislative session requires certain localities to update their local codes and make it easier for childcare facilities to be sited in a variety of zones. Another
requires local governments remove minimum parking standards for these and other facilities.
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COUNTY NEWS
2025 Revisions to Washington Paid Family Medical Leave, Paid Sick Leave, and More
The 2025 legislative session brought changes to several leave-related laws, including the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. One change discourages employees from "stacking"
PFML paid leave with that offered under the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
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