Safe, monitored spill at Spada Lake expected later today
EVERETT – Recent heavy rain is quickly filling the PUD’s Spada Lake Reservoir with water levels predicted to reach the top of Culmback Dam’s morning glory spillway late this afternoon. Water traveling through the spillway is discharged into the Sultan River, where it flows 16-miles to join the Skykomish River at the city of Sultan. […]
Federal Judge to Block HHS Declaration That Cuts Medicare Medicaid Funding for Trans Youth Procedures
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon said on Thursday it would grant a summary judgment against a declaration by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that sought to cut Medicare and Medicaid funding to hospitals performing certain procedures on transgender minors. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai will rule that the […]
Lynnwood City Council to tackle zoning updates, budget gap at upcoming meetings
LYNNWOOD— The Lynnwood City Council is poised to take up a wide‑ranging agenda Monday, March 23, that includes zoning code updates, budget analysis and financial policy changes as city leaders seek to balance community priorities with fiscal realities amid ongoing population growth. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council […]
SAVE America Act could cost Washington $40M and block eligible voters, Hobbs warns
Election officials warned Thursday that the SAVE America Act could saddle the state with tens of millions of dollars in new costs and erect fresh barriers for eligible voters already accustomed to convenient mail-in balloting. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs joined U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla of California and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, along with […]
Gov. signs Low bill protecting families of fallen first responders from health coverage gaps
OLYMPIA—Families of Washington law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty will soon have stronger protection from health coverage gaps under legislation sponsored by Rep. Sam Low and signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson. Under House Bill 2441, surviving spouses, domestic partners and dependent children will be reimbursed for health insurance […]
