Snohomish County passes resolution recognizing June as Immigrant Heritage Month

EVERETT—The Snohomish County Council passed a resolution (26-029) recognizing June as Immigrant Heritage Month at their Administrative Session Tuesday, May 26, where they invited several Snohomish County immigrants share their compelling stories of uprooting their lives and choosing America for a better life. County Councilman Nate Nehring shared that he was honored to bring the […]

Washington’s unemployment rate ticks up to 5.2% in April as job losses mount

OLYMPIA — Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.2% (212,533 residents) in April 2026, up one-tenth of a percentage point from a revised 5.1% in March and well above the 4.5% (181,390 residents) recorded a year earlier, the state Employment Security Department released Tuesday. Nonfarm employment decreased by an estimated 4,500 jobs on a […]

Lynnwood City Council passes paid parking and renews transportation tax

LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council passed a temporary paid parking ordinance, renewed its Transportation Benefit District sales tax, amended its municipal code to allow an interim Finance Director position, and continued its discussion on updating its commemorative flag policy at their Business Meeting on Tuesday, May 26. Paid Parking Ordinance This Business Item was regarding allowing […]

Ferguson admits LGW’s income tax repeal initiative will be on November ballot

OLYMPIA—Governor Bob Ferguson on Wednesday, May 27, publicly acknowledged that Let’s Go Washington’s initiative to repeal the newly enacted income tax he signed into law on March 30, will collect the required 309,000 valid signatures by the July 2nd deadline to qualify for the November 3rd general election ballot. “It looks like voters will get a say […]