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 […]
Republicans host re-open Washington rally in Everett
On Friday, May 15, hundreds converged at the Snohomish County Administrative Campus for the “Re-open Washington” rally hosted by the Snohomish County Republican Party. Event organizer Anita Azariah told us the rally is a show of support for small business owners and getting residents back to work. “Look at this turnout… people want to go […]
Protestors to Governor Inslee: Let us work!
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Washington State Patrol estimated 2,500 demonstrators Protesters were critical of Governor Inslee’s lockdown policies and lack of a plan for reopening Washington Legislative powers to extend the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order is only applicable to state statues in Subsection 2 of RCW 43.06.220 Proclamations not associated with […]
Why I’m running for Lt. Governor
By Marko Liias, Washington state Senator, LD-21 Hi! I’m Marko Liias, a lifelong Washingtonian, a State Senator, and a community college professor. I am running to be our next Lt. Governor. For this to really make sense, we have to go back a few years all the way back to third grade. I grew up in […]
Disaster Declaration makes critical Federal Aid available for Washingtonians
By Office of Congressman Rick Larsen Washington’s Federal and State Lawmakers Urged President to Declare Declaration On Friday EVERETT, WA – Today, President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Washington state, enabling Washington residents and communities to access critical federal relief from COVID-19. In a letter Friday, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Washington’s congressional […]
COVID-19 in the community: What you need to know
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times The novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China and is a newly discovered respiratory tract infection spreading from person to person throughout the global community, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at John Hopkins University, has […]
Inslee announces shutdown of restaurants and reinforces social distancing
By Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times Statewide closure of all on-site food or beverage services Statewide closure of entertainment, leisure and non-essential services Statewide ban on gatherings of 50 or larger Legal actions for violators The State of Washington held a press conference today, March 16, regarding the statewide proclamation shutting down restaurants and other […]
Washington 2020 Presidential Primary results
By Luke Putvin | Last Updated 5:30 p.m. March 12, 2020 For the state of Washington, as of March 12, a total of 1,941,508 were ballots cast out of 4,551,831 registered voters for an overall turnout of 42.65%. The next update will be March 13 at 5:30 p.m. Below are the Republican Party results as […]
Vice President arrives with federal health experts to ‘epicenter’ of U.S. coronavirus outbreak
By Cameron Sheppard | WNPA News Service “We’re all in this together,” Mike Pence told Washington state officials Announced Washington will receive tens of thousands of face masks, respirators and other medical supplies On the day Washington state recorded its 11th death from the COVID-19 virus, Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Pierce County to […]
