Washington Gov backs ‘millionaires tax’ on incomes over $1M
OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street]—Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday threw his support behind a proposed income tax on residents earning more than $1 million annually, and said he’s prepared to sign the policy into law next year. Some legislative Democrats are eyeing a 9.9% “millionaires tax” on adjusted annual gross income over $1 million. Ferguson endorsed this version […]
US Navy to build new TRUMP CLASS battleship
MAR-A-LAGO—President Donald J Trump and Secretary of the Navy John C Phelan, alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, announced on Monday, December 22, their intent to construct a new class of American-designed battleships that will be the most lethal surface combatant ever constructed. The future USS Defiant (BBG 1) will be the first TRUMP CLASS […]
Jenna Nand announces campaign for the 32nd LD House seat
LYNNWOOD—Edmonds City Council Member and small business attorney Jenna Nand on Monday, December 22, announced her campaign for Washington State House in the 32nd Legislative District. Her campaign is focused on ensuring equitable access to healthcare, solving our regional affordability crisis, expanding access to education, enacting real change in Olympia to end homelessness, and building […]
Everett City Council selects downtown site for new outdoor multipurpose facility
EVERETT – At the Dec. 18, 2024 Everett City Council meeting, council members selected a downtown Everett site just east of the Angel of the Winds Arena as the location of Everett’s proposed outdoor multipurpose facility. The stadium will serve as a new home for Everett’s minor league baseball team, the Everett AquaSox; a venue […]
City of Everett honors trailblazing women with new interpretive signage
EVERETT – The City of Everett community continues to celebrate the dedication of new interpretive signage honoring the legacy of Everett’s early trailblazing women, created by Deb Fox, a local artist and former Everett Cultural Arts Commissioner. A dedication ceremony for the exhibit took place on Wednesday, December 10, at 12 p.m., on the south […]
Lynnwood Menorah lighting defies darkness after Sydney terror attack
LYNNWOOD—Amid grief over a deadly terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, approximately two hundred gathered at the Lynnwood City Center Light Rail Station on Sunday to light a giant menorah, affirming that goodness and light will overcome darkness and hate. Rabbi Berel Paltiel, director of Snohaimish Chabad of Snohomish County, led the […]
Frontier Airlines to discontinue Paine Field service January 2026
EVERETT—Frontier Airlines announced it will cease operations at Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE) on January 5, 2026, citing low consumer demand, just seven months after launching service. The low-cost carrier began flights from Paine Field on June 2, 2025, with routes to Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix. The departure will make Frontier the second […]
Larsen and Graves bill to safeguard Air Traffic Controllers advances from committee
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I Committee) has approved a bipartisan bill aimed at shielding the nation’s air traffic control system from the disruptions of future government shutdowns, ensuring that essential aviation workers continue to receive pay even amid federal funding lapses. The measure, known as the Aviation Funding Solvency Act or H.R. […]
‘Infrastructure means access,’ Ferguson’s new $2.1 billion maintenance push for safe roads and bridges
LACEY—Governor Bob Ferguson unveiled a $2.1 billion plan on Friday to bolster preservation and maintenance of Washington’s roads and bridges, marking the largest such investment in any enacted budget over the past two decades. The proposal, which requires legislative approval during the 2026 session, aims to address long-standing “neglect,” according to Ferguson, in the state’s […]
The ‘Housing Governor,’ Ferguson goes all in with a bold $244 million plan to tackle Washington’s housing crisis
SEATTLE—Governor Bob Ferguson unveiled a $244 million package of housing investments on Thursday and signed an executive order creating a task force to lay the groundwork for a new cabinet-level Department of Housing, to combat what he calls a housing crisis and to help victims of the fatal floods from last week’s atmospheric river. Speaking […]
