Lynnwood City Council President George Hurst announces he will be running for Mayor of Lynnwood
By Hurst4Lynnwood | Press Release Lynnwood, Wash., February 22, 2021 – Lynnwood City Council President George Hurst is announcing his candidacy for Lynnwood City Mayor. George Hurst is currently serving his 6th year as a Councilmember, first elected to office in 2015, and is the current City Council President. He and his wife Pam Hurst […]
Brandy Donaghy: A U.S. Navy veteran hoping to break barriers in County Government
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Snohomish County, Wash., February 16, 2021 – Brandy Donaghy kicked off her run for Snohomish County Council Position 5 last Saturday with a zoom Meet & Greet fundraising event. The event brought out scores of supporters including current County Councilmembers Megan Dunn and Jared Mead. “Brandy is someone […]
Upcoming Legislation: 2021 legislative session kicks off today
OLYMPIA, Wash., JANUARY 11, 2021 – The 2021 legislative session kicks off today, with opening ceremonies in the Senate (11AM) and House (12PM). No committee hearings today, those start tomorrow, January 12, 2021. Below are links to TVW coverage — these links are good both live and after in our archive, where they can be […]
Everett’s Megan Dunn elected as Snohomish County Council Vice-Chair
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Time Staff SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 4, 2021 – At today’s Snohomish County Council Administrative Session, Everett resident and County Council District 2 representative, Megan Dunn was elected by fellow councilmembers as Vice-Chair for the year 2021. She represents Everett, Mukilteo, and the Tulalip Indian Reservation. Dunn was nominated by […]
Inslee proposes $3.5 billion Capital Gains tax in 2021–2023 budget proposal
By Office of the Governor The next biennium remains more than $3.3 billion below where it was before the pandemic hit. A new 9% tax to capital gains earnings above $25,000 for individuals and $50,000 for joint filers. A new capital gains tax on the sale of stocks, bonds and other assets. Exemptions are provided […]
Inslee proposes equity-based budget for Washington state
For the first time, the governor directed state agencies to center budgetary decision packages and legislation around equity. By Office of the Governor Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a historic equity policy package for the upcoming 2021 legislative session, including $365M for equity-related decision packages and budget items. For the first time, the governor directed state agencies […]
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 […]
2020 Election: Candidates explain why they are running
The 2020 primary election will be held on August 4, meaning that ballots will be mailed to voters starting July 17. At this point, the candidate filing deadline has passed, and the candidate withdrawal deadline has passed as well. All candidates currently running will be on the ballot in August. In preparation for the 2020 […]
City announces eligibility to receive up to $1.88 million in CARES Act funding
City announces eligibility to receive up to $1.88 million in CARES Act fundingby Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff At its May 26 virtual business meeting, the Lynnwood City Council was joined by Public Information Officer Julie Moore, who confirmed the city of Lynnwood’s eligibility to receive up to $1,188,000 in Federal CARES Act funding […]
Did WA State choose to exclude residential construction from the essential services list?
Commentary by Mark Harmsworth | Washington Policy Center When Governor Inslee issued his ‘Stay in Place’ COVID-19 declaration on March 23rd, there was enough ambiguity in the list of essential businesses that his office had to issue a follow-up clarifying statement. In that statement, the state classified residential construction, which represents a large portion of the Washington economy, […]
