Elections

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz watches as a team works to remove old toxic pilings from the water as part of larger salmon restoration plan near Ebey Waterfront Park in Marysville, Washington on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz announces run for governor

Gov. Jay Inslee announced on May 1 that he would not seek a fourth term.

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz watches as a team works to remove old toxic pilings from the water as part of larger salmon restoration plan near Ebey Waterfront Park in Marysville, Washington on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Election

Brier, Mountlake Terrace voters back joining South County Fire

About 80% of ballots counted Tuesday night in Brier and over 91% in Mountlake Terrace supported the annexation.

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Shawneri Guzman, center, who was named Washington's Fire Educator of the Year and her team of Community Resource firefighter paramedics Janette Anderson, left, and Captain Nicole Picknell, right, at the Lynnwood Fire Station on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 in Lynnwood, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Voters to decide if Brier, Mountlake Terrace join South County Fire

Getting annexed into the fire authority is the least expensive option, per city leaders, but it would still lead to a tax increase.

Shawneri Guzman, center, who was named Washington's Fire Educator of the Year and her team of Community Resource firefighter paramedics Janette Anderson, left, and Captain Nicole Picknell, right, at the Lynnwood Fire Station on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 in Lynnwood, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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EMS levy lid lift would increase property taxes in Mukilteo

People are needed to write the pro and con ballot statements for the voters’ pamphlet for the August primary election.

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