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Ron Sims

Battle in Seattle | Central quarterback attracts NFL interest

Central Washington quarterback Mike Reilly attracts interest from NFL scouts as he prepares to lead his team against Western Washington in the "Battle in Seattle" at Qwest Field tonight. Where: Qwest Field When: Today, 6 p.m....

Greg Nickels and Ron Sims: the power of "no"

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels opposes the Seattle parks levy. King County Executive Ron Sims is not supporting the Sound Transit light-rail package. Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels opposes the Seattle parks levy on the November ballot....

View is in eyes of beholder

Ron Sims held a news conference the other day to announce the big sacrifice he's making to save the county budget: He's moving from his... Nicole Brodeur Seattle Times staff columnist Ron Sims held a news conference the other...

King County, Olympia will cut jobs

Published: October 9th, 2008 12:30 AM | Updated: October 9th, 2008 01:54 AM Layoffs are hitting local governments that have to cut spending to balance budgets with less revenue than expected. King County Executive Ron Sims says...

OLYMPIA: King County transfers forest to state, will still get revenue

Published: October 9th, 2008 12:30 AM King County is transferring nearly 1,500 forested acres in the Snoqualmie area to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, which will manage the land as a working forest. The...

Virginia construction attorney gets Twitter praise from King County Executive Ron Sims [Real...

"Small talk leads to big things" is one of the Twitter rules we live by at LexBlog, and it seems more evidence of this comes to light each day. Like last night, when King County Executive Ron Sims, who tweets under the username...

3:00 AM (PT) - Shared Prosperity in an Age of Global Warming: King County’s Vision for an...

King County Executive Ron Sims presents his vision of how the Martin Luther King, Jr. County region can address the social, economic and health inequities of climate change impacts, and what King County government is doing to...

Programs for poor at highest risk with proposed county cuts

When Sara Anderson was pregnant last year at 17, she felt anxious about finishing high school, raising a baby mostly without the father and doing it with very little money. But she met Robyn Papka, a King County public health...

Sims announces a 'substantial number' of county layoffs, wage freezes

Less than a week before he presents his proposed 2009 budget to the King County Council, County Executive Ron Sims has announced further cost-cutting measures this week including layoffs and wage freezes, in an attempt to...

Public health agencies bracing for financial hit

When Sara Anderson was pregnant last year at 17, she felt anxious about finishing high school, raising a baby mostly without the father, and doing it with very little money. But she met Robyn Papka, a King County public health...

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