South County Politics

MLT officials invite residents for coffee, talk about city

Mountlake Terrace City Manager John Caulfield and members of the City Council invite residents and local business owners to a “Coffee with the City” event… Continue reading

Voters strongly favored marijuana initiative in south Snohomish County

South Snohomish County voters gave strong support to the marijuana initiative on the November ballot, with voters in the 21st and 32nd legislative districts supporting… Continue reading

South County voters approved gay marriage referendum at a higher rate than state

South County voters approved the gay-marriage referendum on the November ballot at a higher rate than the whole state or Snohomish County as a whole.… Continue reading

Kagi retains leadership of House Early Learning and Human Services committee

Democratic 32nd District State Rep. Ruth Kagi has been reappointed to chair the House Early Learning and Human Services committee for the 2013 session. Since… Continue reading

Ryu selected vice chairwoman of business and financial services committee

Majority Democrats in the state House of Representatives have selected 32nd District State Rep. Cindy Ryu as vice chair of the Business and Financial Services… Continue reading

Stanford to be vice chair of capital budget committee

Democratic 1st District State Rep. Derek Stanford will become vice chairman of the capital budget committee in the House of Representatives when the new legislative… Continue reading

McAuliffe says GOP takeover of Senate could hurt education

Democratic 1st District State Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe says that a takeover of the State Senate by a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats could hinder… Continue reading

Snohomish County Councilman helps make Washington’s electoral votes official

Snohomish County Councilman Dave Gossett of Mountlake Terrace helped make Washington’s 12 electoral votes for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden official on… Continue reading

Moscoso, Liias chosen as vice chairmen of state House transportation committee

Democratic 1st District State Rep. Luis Moscoso and 21st District Rep. Marko Liias will be two of the three vice chairmen of the transportation committee… Continue reading

McAuliffe says coalition takeover of State Senate not done yet

Democratic 1st District state Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe says a conservative takeover of the Senate isn’t a fact until the Senate convenes in January. Election results… Continue reading

3rd-place finisher in U.S. 7th District makes endorsement

By Evan Smith The third-place finisher in the primary-election contest to replace U.S. 7th District Rep. Jim McDermott has endorsed second-place finisher Brady Pinero Walkinshaw… Continue reading

Primary likely sets up rematch in 21st Legislative District

By Evan Smith Results of the Aug. 2 primary set up a rematch in the 21st Legislative District between incumbent Democratic State Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self… Continue reading

State District 1 race to replace Moscoso: Kloba vs. Langston

By Evan Smith Results of the Aug. 2 primary have set up a general-election contest in the 1st Legislative District between Republican Jim Langston and… Continue reading

Woodway now gets fire service from Shoreline

The town of Woodway ended its contract for service from Snohomish County Fire District 1 at the beginning of January and now gets its fire… Continue reading

Washington reps win bet with Coloradans

With the Seahawk victory over the Denver Broncos, Congressmen Rick Larsen and Jim McDermott each have won Colorado whiskey, seasonings, tea, toffee, Rocky Mountain Oysters,… Continue reading

State Rep. Ryu proud of DREAM Act passage

State Rep. Cindy Ryu noted in her first newsletter of the 2014 legislative session that the House of Representatives had broken its tradition of reserving… Continue reading

Where to vote on Edmonds school measures in person

Voters in Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Woodway and nearby unincorporated areas of the Edmonds School District may vote in person on the School District… Continue reading

Edmonds ballots come in at above-average rate

Voters in the Edmonds School District have returned ballots for the Tuesday school election at a slightly higher rate than the countywide average. Through Tuesday… Continue reading

Edmonds City Council choosing new member

The Edmonds City Council plans to appoint a new member at its Tuesday meeting after it holds follow-up interviews with two applicants for the vacant… Continue reading

Deadlock delays Edmonds City Council appointment

The Edmonds City Council delayed a decision from Tuesday, Feb. 11, to Feb. 18 on filling a vacancy on the council after 27 ballots couldn’t… Continue reading