Dems ask county be separate from 'region'

PULLMAN — For two weeks in February, members of the Whitman County Democrats worked on a letter to send to Governor Inslee requesting that Whitman County be separated from Region East if and when we met the metrics.

We wrote the letter in a data-driven way, speaking logically to the uniqueness of our county. We shared that letter with experts in the county, asking for feedback and making sure our data was correct.

We sent our letter to Gov. Inslee on March 1. You can see that letter on our website at whitman.wa-democrats.net/wp/.

After approval at a general meeting on Wednesday, we prepared ev...