A news blog for the Evergreen State's disabled, progressives, urbanist, queers, and sports fans
With a 3-2 vote on Wednesday, the Snohomish County Council voted for a $20 car tab to fund the Public Works Department’s road repairs efforts as the county struggles with the department’s $30 million deficit. In the same meeting the council unanimously voted to kick the proposed sales tax increase back to committee to iron […]
After a contentious Wednesday morning public hearing, the Snohomish County Council voted 3-2 to pass the 0.1% public safety sales tax without any distributions to the city. Council member Nate Nehring’s two amendments were shot down 2-3 as they would have hampered the effective collection of the tax and led to more drastic cuts in […]
The Snohomish County Council is considering a 0.1% public safety sales tax to help plug some of the financial holes that have been created by inflation and the slowing of consumer spending. Because Lynnwood has also utilized the 0.1% public safety tax, as allowed by state law, the City Council has elected to address its […]
Over the last two months, residents from cities across Snohomish County met on the weekends to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and how the country may be able to implement it in order to improve work flow as well as regulate the technology and its data centers. The council members also voted to hold a public […]
