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August 2024 Knowing the Waters

Knowing the Waters – This month’s KTW blog post is going to look at some “best practices” for managing a contentious public meeting. We covered this topic in a bit more depth with the help of Commissioner Skip Novakovich of the Port of Kennewick at the recent Commissioner Seminar in Richland.

August 2024 Knowing the Waters2024-08-06T12:53:07-07:00

2024 Super Lawyers List Announcement

Frank Chmelik, Jon Sitkin, and Seth Woolson selected to 2024 WA Super Lawyers List and Matt Paxton, Tim Schermetzler, and Aaron Haynes selected as honorees of the Rising Stars list.

2024 Super Lawyers List Announcement2024-08-01T09:35:27-07:00

June 2024 Knowing the Waters

Knowing the Waters – This month’s KTW blog post is going to take a deeper dive into this issue and discuss specific nuances in the best practices.

June 2024 Knowing the Waters2024-07-04T05:29:01-07:00

May 2024 Knowing the Waters

This month we will focus on claims and lawsuits where there is no insurance. Our goal here is to give ports a quick course on what happens when an incident occurs, a claim is filed, or a lawsuit is served.

May 2024 Knowing the Waters2024-05-31T12:20:38-07:00

New Public Records Act Closure Letter Requirements

On April 11, 2024, the Washington State Supreme Court decided Cousins v. State, setting new criteria for how public agencies can sufficiently close public records requests to start the one-year statute of limitations under the Public Records Act (“PRA”).

New Public Records Act Closure Letter Requirements2024-05-22T12:46:24-07:00

April 2024 Knowing the Waters

In communities across the State, port districts are working on significant projects that benefit their communities such as expanding broadband service, marina improvements, development of marginal lands into business parks, to name a few.

April 2024 Knowing the Waters2024-05-01T15:55:52-07:00

Social Media Blocking

US Supreme Court Establishes New Test for When Municipal Officials Can be Sued for First Amendment Violations for Blocking of Persons from Social Media Accounts.

Social Media Blocking2024-04-03T13:22:59-07:00

February 2024 Knowing the Waters

In communities across the State, port districts are working on significant projects that benefit their communities such as expanding broadband service, marina improvements, development of marginal lands into business parks, to name a few.

February 2024 Knowing the Waters2024-05-01T15:56:01-07:00
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