SCOTUS Upholds State Laws Barring Biological Males from Girls’ Sports Teams; Let’s Go Washington applauds ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, June 30, that states may maintain separate sports teams for girls and women based on biological sex without violating Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Schools, athletic associations and state legislatures now have firmer ground to […]
South County Fire seeks public input in redistricting effort
South County Fire’s Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing July 7 on proposals for commissioner election redistricting. Four proposals under consideration would update fire commissioner election districts to include the annexation of Edmonds into the regional fire authority (RFA). Edmonds has a liaison to the board until voters have the opportunity to directly […]
Community Transit public hearing and board meeting, July 2
SNOHOMISH COUNTY– Members of the public are invited to comment on Community Transit’s Draft 2026-2031 Transit Development Plan (TDP) at a public hearing on Thursday, July 2, at 3 p.m. The Board of Directors’ monthly meeting will follow the public hearing. Board meeting agenda items include: For the full agenda and information on how to […]
SCOTUS Rules Political Parties Have Unlimited Spending Ceiling in Federal Elections
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a 6-3 ruling that directly impacts the six authorized national party committees of the two major parties — the Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — along with their candidates for federal office, the U.S. Supreme […]
SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship: Children Born in U.S. to Undocumented Parents are Citizens
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, June 30, that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully present or temporarily in the country are citizens at birth under the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. “The Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause mirrored the common law’s […]
