What's Happening
| Dates and Deadlines for 2012 and 2013 Municipal Elections |
| May 18, 2012 - As a reminder, the Washington Legislature in 2011 made several changes to the existing laws governing election dates and deadlines. Some of the significant changes are summarized below.
For the primary election date (the first Tuesday in August), election resolutions must be filed no later than the first Friday immediately before the first day of the regular candidate filing period (the Monday two weeks before Memorial Day). Prior to the effective date of this statutory change, the filing deadline was 84 ... |
| SB 5355: Amendment to Washington Open Public Meetings Act ... |
| May 16, 2012 - Governor Gregoire recently signed SB 5355, which amends the special meeting notice requirements for public agencies subject to the Open Public Meetings Act (the “OPMA”) under chapter 42.30 RCW. These changes become effective on June 7, 2012. Read the text of SB 5355 here.
Under RCW 42.30.080, as amended by SB 5355, public agencies are still required to provide 24 hours’ prior written notice of a special meeting. This notice must be delivered personally, by mail, by fax, or by electronic mail to each member of the ... |
| Governor Acts on Bill Amending Environmental and Natural Resource ... |
| May 4, 2012 - On April 18, 2012 we sent a Legal News Bulletin notifying you that the Legislature had passed Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6406 containing important amendments to the state’s environmental and natural resources laws. You can see a more detailed summary of the amendments here. We also notified you that the Governor had not yet acted on the legislation. On May 2, 2012, Governor Gregoire approved the legislation except for Sections 305 and 306. She issued an extensive letter of intent explaining her actions. Read the ... |
| Foster Pepper Welcomes New Commercial Litigation Associate Lauren ... |
| April 20, 2012 - Foster Pepper PLLC is pleased to welcome Lauren King to its Seattle office.
Lauren’s practice focuses on commercial litigation. She has represented clients in disputes involving intellectual property rights, trade secrets, class actions, construction defects, toxic torts, bankruptcy, securities, and Indian law. Lauren’s tribal litigation work includes defending treaty hunting and fishing rights, drafting and analyzing tribal codes, and government relations. Her intellectual property law experience includes ... |
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