Rosalia sends priority list to state legislators

With the 2017 Washington state legislative session underway, at least one Whitman County community is communicating its priorities to the state body.

The Town of Rosalia last week released a resolution passed at a town council session with priorities for the legislature to consider during its session.

“As an organization and as a city we’ve gotten more organized and serious about paying attention to the legislature,” Mayor Nanette Konishi said. “So much of our funding has been cut, and we haven’t paid that much in close attention before.”

Konishi said the Association of Washington Cities (AWC)...