The Metropolitan King County Council gave its approval Monday to a supplemental 2009 budget ordinance that includes County support of youth programs directed by the King County 4-H (Head, Heart, Hands, and Health) program. Read More
H1N1 vaccines will be administered today at Fishers of Men Lutheran Church, 10360 Stringfellow Road, St. James City, from 4 to 9 p.m. The shots are now available to all island residents. Read More
The acceleration in recent weeks has put companies close to exhausting the 65,000 visas allotted each year for foreign hires under what's known as the H-1B program, reports Business Week. "The numbers are surprising, considering the state of the economy," says Ron Hira, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Rochester Institute of Technology. Read More