Latest / Clallam County Watchdog
Two New Government Jobs. One Trainee.
Two years into a $35.6 million federal “jobs” program, the public scoreboard is 21 people who finished training and later reported work or higher pay. The sales pitch was 900. The new official target is 603. The money did not shrink with the goal. Commissioner Mike French still wants another term on the strength of a grant that is better at funding government than at putting workers on payrolls.
The campaign is built on Recompete
Mike French’s reelection pitch is not public safety, government efficiency, or more community engagement. It is Recompete.
He chairs the North Olympic Peninsula…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.