This week, 23 newly elected county commissioners, councilmembers, and councilors gathered in Thurston County, Olympia, for a three-day training to pre… More...

We would like to acknowledge and congratulate the November NACo Leadership Academy graduates from Washington. More...

During the 2024 Membership Meeting of the Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC), Lincoln County Commissioner Rob Coffman was sworn in as the… More...

The Washington State Supreme Court convened to hear comments on the proposed changes to the Supreme Court's adopted standards on indigent defense. More...

Attention Coastal Caucus members! Here are three announcements related to coastal waters that may interest you. More...

WSAC and its co-plaintiff counties reached an agreement with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to address the ongoing juvenile de… More...

The 2024 August Primary finally arrived, and as of the first count, only 20.97% of Washington State voters have returned ballots in time for the initi… More...

WSAC announced today that it is filing a lawsuit over the State’s failure to adequately house and rehabilitate juvenile and young adult offenders. More...

New information regarding the recent letter from Ross Hunter, Director of DCYF, suspending new intakes into the state’s Juvenile Rehabilitation Facili… More...

On Wednesday, March 27th, the Washington State Association of Counties’ (WSAC) Board of Directors selected former Pierce County Councilmember Derek Yo… More...

On Friday, March 22, 2024, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Allyson Zipp dismissed the Washington State Association of Counties’ (WSAC) lawsuit ch… More...

The short, 60-day session included the passage of supplemental state Operating, Capital, and Transportation budgets and numerous legislative proposals… More...

Each year, the Puget Sound Partnership takes a trip to Washington D.C. to advocate for federal investment priorities that help to advance Puget Sound … More...

Catching up on the Capital and Transportation budgets, along with transportation bills affecting counties. More...

While Washington phases out the sale of these mercury bulbs over the next five years, we expect them to arrive at our solid waste facilities for many,… More...

This session, the legislature has continued its trend to appropriate significant, new funding for affordable housing and homelessness alleviation prog… More...

Work has been ongoing with various stakeholders seeking a path forward for the ambitious and highly controversial strategy to convert most of our stat… More...

Out of the 545 Senate bills and 638 House bills that were introduced, we are left with a small group of bills that have survived the many cutoffs they… More...

WSALPHO visited the "other" Washington to discuss the federal budget, public health needs, and the opioid crisis in our state. More...

The opposite chamber cutoff is upon us, leaving many bills stranded. More...

The 2024 House, Senate, and Governor’s proposed supplemental budgets have now all been released. Overall, county programs fared well, with increases i… More...

Updates on transportation bills that made it through cutoff, those that died, and the Transportation and Capital Budget hearings. More...

As expected, the house of origin cutoff that occurred on February 13th resulted in more bills dying and the field of bills moving being winnowed down. More...

Now that the session has passed a key deadline – the house-of-origin floor cutoff – there are only a few housing bills still alive that are relevant t… More...