budget cuts

Union Gap Police Cutting K9 Narcotic Unit From The Department
Union Gap Police Cutting K9 Narcotic Unit From The Department
Union Gap Police Cutting K9 Narcotic Unit From The Department
The Union Gap Police Department is cutting it's K9 narcotic unit because of it's expense. The Chief Greg Cobb says officer Daisy would likely cost upwards of 50 thousand dollars in 2013 because of the need to replace a police vehicle with a special air conditioning system for the dog...
Yakima County Looking to Fill Budget Shortfall
Yakima County Looking to Fill Budget Shortfall
Yakima County Looking to Fill Budget Shortfall
Yakima County is looking for ways to fill a big deficit caused by a loss of bed rentals at the county jail. In 2010, the county was pulling in $23 million when cities from around the state were renting space for their inmates in Yakima County...
Budget Cuts Mean County Jail Layoffs
Budget Cuts Mean County Jail Layoffs
Budget Cuts Mean County Jail Layoffs
Budget cuts in the county mean layoffs at the Yakima County Jail. Nine officers and two administrators were laid off this month. The cuts were made to help fill a million dollar shortfall in the jail budget. Staffing is at minimum requirements, and county officials say the jail is still safe...
Review Board Recommends Changes In Justice Operations
Review Board Recommends Changes In Justice Operations
Review Board Recommends Changes In Justice Operations
A report presented June 7 on the county’s criminal justice operations recommended big changes to the system faced with rising costs and shrinking budgets. Yakima County Commissioners established an independent review committee earlier this year to evaluate the efficiency of our law and justice operations, which account for over 80 percent of general fund spending...
West Valley Looking For Ways To Save ROTC Program
West Valley Looking For Ways To Save ROTC Program
West Valley Looking For Ways To Save ROTC Program
The West Valley Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program may be saved in the West Valley School District. The board met May 29 and asked the district to find a way to save the program. Superintendent Mike Brophy says it's just a matter of economics and he does not believe the district can afford the Junior ROTC program...
Department Of Corrections Facing More Cuts In The Budget
Department Of Corrections Facing More Cuts In The Budget
Department Of Corrections Facing More Cuts In The Budget
Fewer ex-cons are being supervised after they get out of prison. Our News Partner KIMA Action news reports the Department of Corrections says it's now feeling the effects of legislative changes in 2009 regarding supervision time. The number of cases regarding supervised ex-cons dropped by 38 percent since July of 2009...
Why The Debt “Deal” Is Just A Delay
Why The Debt “Deal” Is Just A Delay
Why The Debt “Deal” Is Just A Delay
President Obama doesn’t get it.  Political pundits just don’t get it.  They didn’t get why the TEA party first formed and they don’t get it now.  How many bloggers, journalists, established politicians and observers are saying “the Tea Party doesn’t know when to claim victory when they’ve won”?