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Pierce County Council adopts 2026 federal priorities and approves one‑year legal‑notice contract with The News Tribune
Summary
The council voted 6‑0 to adopt R2026‑129 (Pierce County federal priorities for 2026) and to approve R2026‑122, a one‑year contract (maximum $135,000) with The News Tribune to publish county legal notices (contract to begin July 1, 2026).
At its April 7 meeting the Pierce County Council approved two formal measures: a one‑year contract with The News Tribune to publish official county legal notices and a resolution adopting the county’s federal legislative priorities for 2026.
Susan Long, Pierce County chief counsel, told the council that state law requires the county, at its first April meeting, to contract with a qualified legal newspaper and that The News Tribune is the only qualified newspaper in the county meeting circulation and publication frequency requirements. Long said the proposed contract term begins July 1, 2026, and the…
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