2/24 Tacoma News Tribune
KATIE SCHMIDT; Staff writer
The state Senate took a step closer to setting up a new Puget Sound Corps Wednesday, a move supporters say would create jobs, reward veterans and attract federal funding.
In a 40-8 vote, the Senate passed a bill to add about 150 jobs to the Washington Conservation Corps, with many lawmakers calling it a great idea but others saying it was little more than a token gesture toward restoring the Puget Sound watershed.
“This bill is about streamlining government, about efficiency in government and about creating jobs in Washington State,” said Kevin Ranker, a Democrat from San Juan Island and the bill’s primary sponsor.
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