Changes could be coming to the Independent Police Review Division and Citizens Review Committee in 2009. The CRC recently appointed two new members and the IPR will be launching an ongoing community outreach campaign.
Citizen complaints to the city's Independent Police Review division decreased in the last quarter of 2008.
Mary-Beth Baptista, director of IPR, isn't celebrating or brooding about the news quite yet....

Undergoing a host of classes and projects in 2009, Sabin Community Development Corporation is showing no signs of slowing down since its founding in 1991.
Starting this year, Craig Fondren is overseeing a team that will take Sabin's multimedia classes to a new level....

President Barack Obama Wednesday signed federal legislation that gives Washington's Apple Health for Kids program a $15-million-per-year shot in the arm.
Governor Chris Gregoire, who was present for the signing, says the new funding available through the federal Children's Health Insurance Program gives Washington state more than enough federal support to restart Apple Health for Kids coverage for families earning between 250 and 300 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, which was suspended last December....

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What's happening for you in Portland this week? Read here a day-by-day diary of free community events to fill your spare time. For a full calendar please click on "Read the complete article" below….

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This week, President Obama's economic stimulus plan passes from the U.S. House to the Senate for finalization. As it stands currently, the bill will send an $819 billion...

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People who live or work in King, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston and Wahkiakum counties may be eligible for disaster unemployment benefits if they lost their jobs or cannot work because of the storms and flooding that struck the region in January.
They have until March 6, 2009, to apply for the benefits...