Jail Roster Booking Chart Data for 2015 / Bellingham Politics and Economics, Ryan M. Ferris

jail roster dataTuesday, June 23, 2015  Ryan M. Ferris

Wednesday this week the Bellingham City Club will feature three speakers on the topic:
“Are we building a jail for the future or are we stuck in the past?”. Today and tonight’s agenda for the Whatcom County Council includes Jail Items. Below the break are some charts that look at data from Whatcom County Jail Roster press releases for 2015 from January 1st through June 19. Continue reading

The Import of a Local Election in the Coal Export Scheme / Coal Stop, Sandy Robson

coal-from-powder-river-basin-300x200April 26, 2015  Sandy Robson

[Updated October 7, 2015: Since the publication date of this article, proposed Whatcom County Charter Amendments 1, 3, and 10 have been placed on the November 2015 Whatcom County general election ballot as Propositions 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Also, the Whatcom County Charter Review Commission made revisions to amendments 3 and 10 since the publication date of this article. The link to a list of the charter amendment propositions on the November 2015 Whatcom County general election ballot is:  http://www.whatcomcounty.us/1553/Proposed-Amendments]

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