3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (434+ words) State lawmakers passed legislation allowing consolidation of Everett Transit with Community Transit and also double the transit sales tax — without a direct public vote. This proposal imposes a financial burden on local families and removes voters from a major decision…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (368+ words) WSDOT Secretary Julie Meredith, who attended the meeting, said the crossing remains safe for the public. The East Link Extension project carried a baseline budget of $3.7 billion in 2015 that increased to $3.8 billion. Federal partnerships proved crucial, with the effort receiving…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1314+ words) From delivering ice and water to vendors and performers, to facilitating day-to-day operations, Care Crew serves as the eyes and ears of the faire grounds, watching for medical emergencies, security concerns and anything else that might disrupt the experience for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (587+ words) According to the Washington Federation of State Employees, known as WFSE or AFSCME Council 28, members at about 125 locations across the state took part in the walkout. Most protests were scheduled during lunch or other paid time, typically lasting about 30 minutes....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (516+ words) Back in 2022, the Snohomish County Council voted to approve usage of American Rescue Plan Act funds to purchase two hotels – the Day’s Inn facility in Everett, and America’s Best Value Inn in Edmonds – to be converted into bridge housing facilities…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (403+ words) OLYMPIA [ASPEN FORD] — In the span of a month, firefighting costs for 20 wildfires burning across Washington have totaled $207 million, according to data from the state’s Department of Natural Resources. Governor Bob Ferguson holds a press conference in Spokane to provide…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (548+ words) State Supreme Court Commissioner Michael Johnston denied Arthur West’s request for a preliminary injunction to block a state law requiring inclusion of the “public investment impact disclosure” for Initiative 645, which voters will consider in the Nov. 3 election. Johnston said he…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (261+ words) SEATTLE—Longtime sports columnist Matt Calkins resigned from The Seattle Times on Thursday after 11 years, saying the newspaper declined to publish a column he wrote presenting the views of two female student-athletes opposed to competing against biological males. Matt Calkins,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 19, on an emergency moratorium it adopted unanimously on June 24 that pauses new data center development in unincorporated areas of the county—meeting information at end of article....

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (876+ words) OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield] — Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons was fined $15,000 on Friday by a state ethics panel for improperly using her position to steer public funds to a nonprofit where she worked and trying to retaliate against the person who…...