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Everett council resolution lays out priorities for proposed stadium
The resolution directs city staff to, among other things, protect the rights of future workers if they push…
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Everett expands Downtown Improvement District
The district, which collects rates to provide services for downtown businesses, will now include more properties along Pacific…
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Snohomish County transit agencies get $24M for bus upgrades
The federal grants will pay for Community Transit and Everett Transit to replace diesel vehicles with hybrid buses.
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Everett approves $613 million budget for 2026
No employees will be laid off. The city will pause some pension contributions and spend one-time funds to…
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Everett council approves required B&O tax expansion
The changes, mandatory due to a new state law, add a number of services to those subject to…
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Everett law adds additional consequences for domestic violence
The new ordinance makes it a crime to expose children to domestic violence, adding a penalty on top…
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Everett council approves extension of ‘no sit, no lie’ law
The law allowing the city to create buffer zones, areas that ban sitting or lying down on public…
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Everett mayor: No layoffs needed to balance 2026 budget
Cassie Franklin’s proposed budget reduces city grants, pauses pension contributions and uses COVID relief funds to close a…
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Everett adds ‘Stay Out of Drug Area’ along Colby Avenue
Courts can now ban people accused or convicted of drug crimes from entering the area, located just south…
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Everett may add new ‘Stay Out of Drug Area’ near downtown
Courts can issue orders preventing people accused or convicted of drug crimes from entering the areas, known as…
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Everett council to consider extending ‘no sit, no lie’ law
The law allowing the city to create zones that ban sitting or lying down on public property will…
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Everett presents options to close 2026 budget gap
The city could use one-time COVID relief funds as a significant balancing measure to prevent a $7.9 million…
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Mukilteo approves code change to streamline school upgrades
The new law removes requirements for small school upgrades to go through lengthy hearing examiner reviews.
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Everett approves first project labor agreement with union groups
The agreement governing construction of a stormwater facility includes goals for more apprenticeship labor and prioritizes local hires.
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Judge grants Everett intervention in Battle residency case
Filings also show officials were unable to serve council candidate Niko Battle with court documents at his listed…
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Judge grants Everett intervention in Battle residency case
Filings also show officials were unable to serve council candidate Niko Battle with court documents at his listed…
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Everett council frontrunner to face eligibility questions in court
Questions over Niko Battle’s eligibility have escalated to challenges in Snohomish County Superior Court and the county auditor’s…
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Delays, empty storefronts frustrate residents at Everett riverfront
At the newly built neighborhood, residents have waited years for a park and commercial businesses to open.
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Judge grants injunction in Snohomish County lawsuit versus Trump admin
The ruling temporarily blocks federal agencies from withholding certain grants based on conditions the administration imposed without congressional…
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Everett proposes new civil penalties for graffiti violations
A new ordinance would make taggers pay fines and restitution toward cleaning illegal graffiti, on top of existing…