Rep. Larsen tours future Lynnwood infrastructure project sites
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Mayor Christine Frizzell, Public Works Director William A. Franz, and Director of Development and Business Services Department David Kleitsch, on Wednesday, January 26, to tour four current and future infrastructure projects the City of Lynnwood identified could benefit from the investments in the Investments and Jobs Act. […]
New CDC Data supports natural immunity against COVID-19
New data released from the Center for Disease Control reignites the formerly dismissed debate about natural immunity against COVID-19. Though the data indicate that prior infections provided greater immunity than vaccines alone, the CDC maintains that vaccination is the safest strategy against COVID-19. The CDC’s Data In the first month of 2022, nearly two years […]
New law aims to prevent forced-labor goods from China entering US market
Washington D.C. – President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (H.R.6256) into public law on December 23, 2021, to prevent goods made with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China, particularly the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, from entering the U.S. market. On Monday, January 24, as required by this law, […]
Compass Health enters Phase II of new behavioral clinic in Everett
EVERETT, Wash. – Compass Health has entered Phase II of its Broadway Campus Redevelopment project – demolishing an outdated building in downtown Everett to make way for a modern, more efficient, clinic that will address the region’s difficult mental health landscape that has only increased due to the strain of the pandemic. Located at 3300 […]
OSHA withdraws vaccine mandate
Today, the Biden Administration withdrew its vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. This comes just 13 days after the Supreme Court ruled against the requirement in a 6 to 3 vote, with the majority concluding that The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not have “power to regulate […]
PDC opens formal investigation into Councilman Joshua Binda
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 25, 2022 – The Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) staff has opened a formal investigation and held an Initial Case Status Review hearing, January 20, concerning complaints filed against Lynnwood City Councilman Joshua Binda for allegedly using thousands of dollars of campaign funds for personal, non-campaign related, expenses. Throughout his campaign leading up […]
Stagnant air advisory until Wednesday, foggy all week
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 23, 2022 – The National Weather Service forecasts issued an air stagnation advisory in effect from today until noon Wednesday, Jan. 26 for Snohomish County. Daily temperatures are to fluctuate between 33°F to 48°F. Periods of stagnant air could result in deteriorating air quality. Poor air quality may cause issues for people with respiratory problems. Those […]
FDA ordered to accelerate release all Pfizer vaccine docs
FORT WORTH, TX, January 22, 2022 – Federal Judge Mark T. Pittman of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, on January 6, ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to accelerate the release of an estimated 451,000 pages of material related to the licensing of Pfizer’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Originally, the […]
Cash reward offered for Lynnwood cannabis robbery suspects
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 21, 2022 – North Lynnwood cannabis store, Green Lady, was robbed by four-armed men Wednesday night, January 19, stealing around $6,000 in cash and up to 3 thousand dollars in product. The latest robbery in Lynnwood is one of several ongoing armed robberies in the area that are targeting cannabis stores for […]
Most Latinos say the term ‘Latinx’ is anglicizing and disrespectful
Over the decades, many pan-ethnic labels describing those who trace their roots to Spain or Latin America have been introduced. Recently Latinx, a new, gender-neutral, pan-ethnic label, has emerged as an alternative used by media outlets, corporations, governments, and universities coinciding with a global movement to introduce gender-neutral nouns and pronouns into languages whose grammar […]
