Local leaders respond to storming of the U.S. Capitol Building
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Local leaders have issued responses to the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The raid forced the building and representatives inside into lockdown during a protest at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. led by supporters of President Donald J Trump in opposition to his […]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal tests positive for COVID, blames House Republicans
By Representative Pramila Jayapal | Press Release WASHINGTON DC, JANUARY 11, 2021 — Today United States Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) received a positive COVID-19 test result tonight after being locked down in a secured room at the U.S Capitol where numerous Republican lawmakers recklessly refused to wear masks in the moments after the January 6 attack. […]
Amazon, Apple, and Google purge Parler from platforms in continued censorship of social media apps
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Amazon will suspend Parler, a free speech social media app, from its web hosting platform effective 11:59PM PST on Sunday, January 10. Apple removed the Parler app from its App Store late Saturday night on January 9. Google suspended Parler from its Google Play store on Friday, Jan. […]
Larsen is beating COVID-19
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff January 1, 2021 – For U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-2), 2021 is off to a good start. On December 22, Larsen entered self-quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. Today, he announced on social media that he is “out of COVID jail.” During quarantine, Larsen voted by proxy on […]
Inslee authorizes $54 million in federal CARES Act funds to extend Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
By Press releases from Office of the Governor and Employment Security Department with additions by Mario Lotmore. Update: [6:30 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2020] President Donald J. Trump signs $2.3 trillion government funding bill into law Sunday evening preventing a shutdown that was set to begin on Tuesday. The bill consists of $740 billion in […]
Democrats Liias and Heck clash in spirited Lt. Governor debate
By Lynnwood Times Staff Congressman Denny Heck and State Senator Marko Liias met one-on-one in a debate Thursday night. The Washington Lt. Governor race is an already peculiar one since it features two Democrats. The state primary system advances the top two vote-getters to the general election regardless of party and the Republicans who ran […]
Lynnwood’s 2020 Primary Election Results
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Initial results as of 10 p.m., Tuesday, August 4, have several candidates leading to make it to the November general election. Results are based on ballots counted as of Tuesday, Aug. 4. . Primary election results will be certified Aug. 18. The next update is set for 5 […]
State and local leaders issue joint response to the demobilization of federal agents in Seattle
By Office of the Governor | Press Release JULY 28, 2020 — Today, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan received confirmation that the Department of Homeland Security’s Border Patrol Tactical Unit has demobilized and left the Seattle area. Last week, Gov. Jay Inslee and local officials expressed significant concerns regarding the deployment of an undetermined number of […]
Local health officers have authority to involuntarily isolate or quarantine
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Inslee cannot commit to a hard June 1 date to transition to Phase 2 of his “Safe Start WA” plan New requirements for Phase 2: (1) progress of the virus, (2) success of contact tracing mission, and (3) public cooperation. “COVID exposed” person is defined as anyone who […]
Sound Transit receives $166.3M CARES Act grant for COVID-19 impact
By U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration | Press Release The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today, May 19, announced a $166.3 million grant award to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transportation Authority (Sound Transit) in Seattle, Washington, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed […]
