Mukilteo City Council Elects New Leadership for 2025

MUKILTEO—The Mukilteo City Council has elected its 2025 Council Leadership. Councilmember Tom Jordal will serve as Council President, while Councilmember Jason Moon will fill the role of Council Vice-President. Council President Tom Jordal was elected to the City Council in 2022 for a four-year term. After serving as Vice-President in 2024, he now assumes the […]
New Investigation: Lynnwood City Council Vice President alleged Everett address

LYNNWOOD—A six-week long, in-depth Lynnwood Times investigation has uncovered that Lynnwood City Council Vice President Josh Binda was evicted from his Lynnwood apartment in 2023 and has been allegedly living at a south Everett address near Seattle Paine Field Airport for at least the last 12 months he has served on the Lynnwood City Council. […]
Mukilteo police chief says state law ties the hands of police in illegal immigration enforcement

In a message to residents on Friday, Mukilteo Police Chief Andy Illyn shared that the Keep Washington Working Act prevents law enforcement from assisting in immigration enforcement. Below is his community message in its entirety: In light of the recent DOJ memo concerning local law enforcement cooperation with immigration enforcement, I want to reassure our […]
Murray criticizes Trump EO repealing Biden-era funding for elective abortion

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, President Donald J Trump signed an Executive Order ending the use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion. “These are just some of the first of many attacks on reproductive health care we can expect to see from the Trump administration—Democrats will fight back every way we can, but […]
DelBene and other Democratic lawmakers call firing of inspectors general by Trump ‘illegal’

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump fired at least 15 inspectors general at multiple government agencies late on Friday, January 24, 2025, effective immediately. The late-night purge has drawn heavy criticism from Democrat lawmakers: Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01): “Trump illegally purged the independent watchdogs at a swath of federal agencies last night who root out taxpayer […]
Boeing Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter Results

ARLINGTON— The Boeing Company announced on Thursday, January 23, it will recognize impacts to its financial results related to the IAM work stoppage and agreement, charges for certain Defense, Space & Security programs and costs associated with workforce reductions announced last year when it reports fourth quarter results on January 28. The company expects to […]
Dr. Paul A Stoot, Sr delivers message of unity in diversity at Edmonds College’s MLK Celebration

LYNNWOOD—Dr. Paul A. Stoot Sr, Senior Pastor/Founder of Greater Trinity Church, Founder/CEO of Rise Up Academy, and Lynnwood Times’ 2025 Person of the Year was the keynote speaker for Edmonds College’s MLK Celebration: Together We Stand: Justice Beyond the Dream event. “Today, we’re here to talk about something big—bigger than me, bigger than any of […]
Seattle judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship ban giving new AG Brown a first win

SEATTLE—Judge John Coughenour, of the U.S. District Court for Western District of Washington and Ronald Reagan appointee, on Thursday, January 22, granted a temporary injunction request by Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown (D) against President Donald J Trump’s Executive Order on ending birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” “The Court GRANTS the Plaintiff States’ emergency motion […]
OSPI Superintendent steadfast in commitment to protecting undocumented students from ICE

OLYMPIA—Washington State education Superintendent Chris Reykdal releases guidance for school districts on protections for undocumented students. He asks that school districts develop policies for responding to immigration enforcement actions. According to the press release, Reykdal states that school districts have a “constitutional and moral obligation to provide a free, high-quality public education to all students” […]
Lynnwood Times 2024 Political Trickster of the Year goes to Glen Morgan

The Lynnwood Times is acknowledging the 2024 Political Trickster of the Year to Glen Morgan for convincing two other Bob Ferguson’s to run for Washington State Governor, not to the amusement of then-Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Glen Morgan, a political conservative who has a knack for annoying elected Democrats and their progressive allies, cooked up […]