Whether or not players for the Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds and other Western Hockey League (WHL) junior teams should be paid minimum wages has turned into a hot topic before the state Legislature.
Covington Community Park receives $2.1 million state grant
On that Saturday evening the Washington State Legislature passed its 2013-15 capital construction budget, which included $2.1 million for the Covington Community Park’s second phase. Sen. Joe Fain, Rep. Pat Sullivan and officials from the City of Covington secured the additional funding after helping finance the initial phase in last year’s construction package.
