Snohomish County School Districts facing massive budget cuts
Multiple Snohomish County school districts face massive budget cuts entering the 2024-25 school year, including Northshore, Edmonds, Mukilteo, and Marysville. These budget cuts follow a trend of Washington schools struggling to balance their budgets amidst drops in enrollment and the nearing end of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds—monies earmarked under the American […]
4th Annual Mukilteo Wine Fest this Saturday
MUKILTEO—Enjoy wine tasting in beautiful Old Town Mukilteo overlooking Possession Bay and Whidbey Island at the 4th Annual Mukilteo Wine Fest this Saturday, August 3! Located in charming Lincoln Square, you’ll sample from over a dozen Pacific Northwest wineries! Tickets are limited with two sessions available. Food available on-site while supplies last. Seating is limited […]
Trump assassination attempt ‘a failure on multiple levels’
WASHINGTON—Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. visited the roof-top location of the assassination attempt against the 45th President of the United States, Donald J Trump, by a 20-year-old gunman, to evaluate the shooter’s line of sight that mid-July day. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Rowe told U.S. senators Tuesday. “As a career law […]
Snohomish County celebrates 25 years of the Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary
EVERETT—Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers joined Washington State Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), Paine Field Airport Director Joshua Marcy, local nonprofit Friends of Narbeck and members of the original Narbeck planning team on Wednesday, July 31, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary wetlands mitigation bank, the first ever in Washington State. Mitigation […]
City Scope: What’s going on with Harbour Pointe Blvd?
MUKILTEO—The 2.66-mile, $1.43 million, Harbour Pointe Boulevard Asphalt Pathway Repair project is underway to repair areas of damaged asphalt sidewalk eliminating possible trip hazards, and provide a safe, level walking surface for foot traffic and ADA accessibility. The project’s scope is along the pedestrian pathways of Harbour Pointe Boulevard between 47th PL W and Cyrus Way. […]
SWAT standoff at Motel 6 in South Everett
EVERETT—What started out as a hostage situation at the Motel 6 in South Everett, located at 224 128th St SW, involving a 3-year-old child, ended safely after the 48-year-old male suspect surrendered to law enforcement around 11 p.m., Wednesday evening—a 13-hour standoff with Snohomish County Deputies. The suspect, Robert Allen Hart, has been booked into […]
OIC tells consumers not to pay for ‘insurance’ you won’t likely benefit from: Does that include WA Cares?
I listen to a podcast called “OIC Answers on Insurance.” It’s published by the Washington state Office of the Insurance Commissioner to help people better understand how insurance products work. On July 1, I was amused that the state’s insurance agency made a quality case against being a part of the state-mandated WA Cares program, […]
Kelly Ortberg named new Boeing President and CEO
ARLINGTON—Boeing announced on Wednesday, July 31, that its Board of Directors has elected Robert K “Kelly” Ortberg as the company’s new president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective August 8, 2024. Ortberg will also serve on Boeing’s Board of Directors. “I’m extremely honored and humbled to join this iconic company,” said Ortberg. “Boeing has a […]
Combined Fund Drive celebrates 40 years of charitable giving across the state
OLYMPIA — The Washington state Combined Fund Drive (CFD), a charitable giving program administered by the Office of the Secretary of State, is celebrating 40 years of helping state employees and retirees contribute to philanthropic causes. The CFD is Washington state’s workplace-giving program for active and retired public employees. Public employees of state government and higher-education institutions […]
What’s the cost if WA voters reject capital gains tax, end cap-and-trade?
A pair of new reports outline financial consequences if voters approve ballot measures this fall repealing Washington’s capital gains tax and scrapping its cap-and-trade program. Passing the initiatives will dry up significant streams of revenue the state government is counting on for programs ranging from child care and early learning to electric vehicles and clean […]
