Klickitat Board of County Commissioners is shifting into an offensive legislative posture as local budgets get squeezed by Olympia and Washington D.C. This week, we break down a massive seventeen-year accounting error by the state that shorted the county two million dollars, the data privacy risks of the new federal SAVE Act, and what you can do right now to protect the White Salmon Library from future budget cuts. Catch up on the 3/17 Klickitat BOCC meeting.

In This Episode:

• The unfunded mandate crisis crushing rural public defense.
• The thirty-five million dollar price tag of the federal SAVE Act on Washington auditors.
• A step-by-step guide to defending the White Salmon Library's budget.
• The upcoming April fifteenth tour of the Boardman "Families First" childcare center.

Resources & Links:

• Read the full written version of the newsletter at SkamaniaDispatch.com
• https://www.klickitatcounty.gov/643/Board-of-County-Commissioners
• https://www.familiesfirstchildcarecenter.com/about
• Email the Board of County Commissioners: [email protected]

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