Penalties loom for Washington if state doesn’t improve food stamp error rates
OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street]—Washington’s food stamp overpayments and underpayments ticked up this year, and the state could face tens of millions of dollars in added costs if accuracy doesn’t improve. The state’s error rate was 6.98% in the 2025 federal fiscal year, with most mistakes coming from overpayments to recipients under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as […]
Rick Larsen holds reelection kickoff event at Everett’s Bluewater Distilling
EVERETT—Representative Rick Larsen (D-02) officially launched is reelection campaign kickoff event at the Port of Everett’s Bluewater Distilling Tuesday, June 16. If elected to serve another term, Larsen said his priorities will be transportation infrastructure and safety, marine conservation, affordability and government accountability, expanding healthcare accessibility, and continuing to invest in major projects throughout Northwest […]
Supreme Court Rules Cops Now Need a Warrant to Track Your Google Phone Location Data
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled on June 29 that police officers conducted a “Fourth Amendment search” when they obtained Okello T. Chatrie’s detailed cell-phone location records from Google through a geofence warrant. “The Court’s decision provides critical protection against invasive and overbroad government searches of our personal […]
NASA Selects Five Washington State Companies for Moon and Mars Technology Advancements
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has selected proposals from five Washington state companies to help mature technologies supporting the agency’s goals of establishing a sustained human presence on the Moon and enabling crewed missions to Mars. “Five Washington State companies were selected for the NASA collaboration opportunity awards — projects that will advance launch and propulsion […]
Erika Kirk to Speak at Pursuit Church for Make Heaven Crowded Tour Amid Planned Protests
KIRKLAND—Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk who was assassinated on September 10, 2025, is scheduled to appear as a speaker at the Pursuit Church – Kirkland on July 24 as part of the Make Heaven Crowded Tour. Other speakers include Pursuit Church Pastor Russell Johnson, along with Ross Johnston, […]
America 250 Pancake Breakfast in Lynnwood a success
LYNNWOOD—Over 100 attend an America 250 Pancake Breakfast on Friday, July 3rd, at Open Door Baptist Church (17014 44th Ave W, Lynnwood). The event was sponsored by Sno-King Chapter 82, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Heroes’ Café, City of Lynnwood, Lynnwood Chamber of Commerce, and Lynnwood Elks Lodge #2171. “So, this is a great event,” Mayor […]
Record crowds attend Everett America 250 Independence Day Parade
EVERETT—Everett Fourth of July Parade marking America’s 250th Independence Day drew at least 15,000 attendees thanks to efforts by volunteers of the Everett July Fourth Foundation led by Everett City Councilman Scott Bader and Jonathan Nelson. Hillside Roofing provided thousands of American flags that were handed out along the parade route. “A big thank you, […]
Trump Vows to Vanquish Communism and Exile Its Supporters at Mount Rushmore Speech
KEYSTONE, SD—President Donald J Trump pledged to quickly vanquish communism in the United States and send its backers into exile while defending the nation’s history and achievements during a speech Friday night at Mount Rushmore. Trump, addressing supporters on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, accused critics of undermining the country’s future by attacking its […]
‘Election Integrity’ Crusader Robert Sutherland Idaho VA Loan Purchase Sparks Major Questions Over Washington Residency
BONNERS FERRY, ID—Republican candidate Robert Sutherland purchased a three-story home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, in the summer of 2025 using a VA loan. Both his lender, Premier Mortgage Resources, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed to the Lynnwood Times that VA loans require the property to be used as the borrower’s primary residence […]
Let’s Go Washington turns in over half-a-million signatures on IP26-645 to repeal income tax bill
TUMWATER — Let’s Go Washington delivered 511,408 signatures Thursday to the Washington Secretary of State’s office for Initiative to the People IP26-645, an effort to repeal the state’s newly enacted 9.9% tax on annual household income above $1 million and to bar state and local governments from imposing taxes on overall individual income. The submission […]
