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Pierce County executive vetoes supplemental budget over 'ill-advised spending'
(The Center Square) – Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier vetoed the county council’s supplemental budget and is now focusing on releasing his proposed 2025 budget adjustments. Dammeier's reasoning for the veto was that the supplemental budget was pushed through on a partisan vote, and was riddled with "irregular fund transfers, new administrative constraints, and ill-advised spending." In response, Pierce County Council Chair Ryan Mello called Dammeier’s objections vague, but suspects...
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