By Bryan Dominique Pierce County Council Communications Manager It’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Pierce County and across the nation. To honor this month and the County’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islander communities, the Pierce County Council set aside time during their Tuesday, May 16 Council Meeting to proclaim May Asian American, …
By Bryan Dominique, Communications Manager Pierce County Council In 2020, we were collectively in the throes of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The world first became aware of the COVID-19 virus in January 2020 after China notified the World Health Organization they identified more than 40 cases of a pneumonia-like illness of unknown origin that …
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was passed by the 2021-2022 Congress to help America recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic. A key piece of this federal legislation was direct fiscal relief to local governments. Pierce County received $175 million in ARPA. “The American Rescue Plan Act came about in direct response to the COVID-19 …