OLYMPIA — Ahead of every legislative session, dozens of nonprofits, industry groups, unions and government agencies let lawmakers know what they want done — more money for schools, fewer restrictions on certain types of housing, programs to recruit and retain police officers, exemptions from the state’s new climate programs.
OLYMPIA, Wash.-Seven organizations in six counties across the state will receive environmental restoration grants from the Department of Ecology, including Kittitas and Benton.