Bernie Sanders takes the meme-world by storm on Inauguration Day
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff January 22, 2021 – President Joe Biden’s Inauguration forecast in Washington D.C. had temperatures during the ceremony in the mid-40s, but with winds up to 40 m.p.h., it felt much colder. The warmest and coldest presidential Inaugurations were that of Ronald Regan in 1981 and 1985 respectively. The […]
County Council supports extending tax incentives for Cascade Industrial Center
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 22, 2021 – The Snohomish County Council expressed full support for extending a tax incentive for businesses settling within the Cascade Industrial Center (CIC), advocating for the continuation to Washington State Senators and Representatives on January 11. A joint effort by the cities of […]
Senate bill proposes 10% tax on short-term internet rentals for affordable housing
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff OLYMPIA, Wash., January 22, 2021 – Washington’s state legislature began its 2021 session on Monday, January 11, with a few housing-related bills receiving hearings in the Senate Housing & Local Government Committee, including one that would allow cities to levy taxes on short-term rentals to fund affordable housing […]
Sam Low unanimously elected as Chair of the State Transportation Improvement Board
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff SNOHMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 22, 2021 – Today, Snohomish County Councilman Sam Low was unanimously elected as the 2021-2022 Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) Chair by the 21 member Washington State Transportation Improvement Board. The Legislature created the Transportation Improvement Board to foster state investment in quality local transportation […]
Suzi LeVine, Commissioner of Employment Security Department, to join the Biden-Harris Administration
By Lynnwood Times Staff OLYMPIA, Wash., January 22, 2021 – Employment Security Department (ESD) Commissioner Suzi LeVine will be leaving at the end of January to take a position with the new Biden-Harris Administration, effective Feb. 1, 2021. Details about her new role will be rolled out on February 1 by the administration. “I wish […]
Issaquah man pleads guilty to $1.1 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
By Department of Justice | Press Release SEATTLE, Wash., January 21, 2021 – A Washington man pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic […]
Masks required for all domestic travel, covid-19 test and quarantine mandatory for travel into U.S.
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff WASHINGTON D.C., January 21, 2021 – Today, President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring mask-wearing on domestic modes of transportation, and require travelers entering the United States to produce proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test prior to entry. Travelers entering the U.S. from countries where COVID-19 […]
