Government

An inquiry alleges that state Rep. Michelle Caldier’s press release responding to an earlier investigation retaliates against staff complainants.

Political candidates can formally file to run for office in the 2024 election starting next week. But plenty of would-be officeholders have already declared their campaigns and begun raising money.  David Olson, a Peninsula School Board member, is running for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Three candidates seek a seat in the Legislature being vacated

As soon as it was apparent that voters had rejected a proposed property tax increase, the city’s Executive Committee – composed of the mayor, city administrator, police chief, finance director, city clerk and public works director – met to discuss the next steps for solving a potential budget crisis. As City Administrator Katrina Knutson reported

Gig Harbor voters soundly rejected a proposal to increase property taxes inside city limits. Preliminary vote totals released by the Pierce County Elections Office on Tuesday, April 23, show 69% (2,379 votes) against the proposed increase and 31% (1,069) in favor of it. The elections office will post updated vote totals at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Voters inside Gig Harbor will decide Tuesday, April 23, whether to increase their property taxes in order to fill a gap in the city government’s general fund. The Pierce County Auditors Office’s elections division will post preliminary results at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. The office will release updated totals through May 3, with certification May

Counties, cities, park districts, fire departments, transit agencies and legislative bodies all serve certain areas that rarely are the same.

The Gig Harbor City Council approved three contracts for construction of Phase 1B of the Sports Complex during its meeting on Monday, April 8. The Sports Complex has been in the works since 2011, when the city acquired the land on Harbor Hill Drive across the street from what is now Swift Water Elementary School.