Lynnwood voters will get to decide if they want to raise the City’s sales tax to fund transportation improvements in the General Election this November. The City’s Transportation Benefit District (TBD) Board unanimously approved a motion on Monday to authorize the City to prepare a ballot proposition that will raise the sales tax by 2/10…
Dear Editor, As a parent I have learned how much our local elected officials impact the lives of our children and our families. For that reason, I am excited that Strom Peterson, local Edmonds City Council Member, chose to run for the State House of Representatives seat being vacated by Rep Mary Helen Roberts. I…
Retiring 21st District State Representative Mary Helen Roberts has endorsed Strom Peterson to succeed her in the Aug. 5 primary. This is the statement Roberts released through Peterson’s campaign: Representing the citizens of the 21st District in the Washington State Legislature has been an honor and a privilege. I have enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people over…
U.S. Representative Rick Larsen stopped by the Mountlake Terrrace Senior Center Saturday morning to update constituents on some hot-button issues in the news, from veteran’s health care to options for processing the increasing number of children — the majority of them from Central America — entering the U.S. through the Southwest border. Larsen, who has…
Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn endorsed former Naval aviator Scott Whelpley in his campaign for state house in the 21st Legislative District on Monday. “As the only parent with school-aged children in this race, Scott Whelpley knows the challenges our public schools are facing because his young daughter and son attend our public…
Friends and supporters joined the GOP faithful at Edmonds’ Cafe’ de Paris on Tuesday evening to help launch first-time office seeker Jeff Scherrer’s campaign to represent the 21st legislative district in the state House of Representatives. He is campaigning for the seat currently held by Lillian Ortiz-Self (D). Scherrer, a 10-year Edmonds resident and native…
By David Pan/Lynnwood Today editor Marko Liias, who was appointed to fill the 21st District State Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Paull Shin, seems to have the support of his colleagues. At Wednesday night’s Senate campaign kickoff event in Edmonds, a long list of elected officials showed up to support Liias. Among…
If he’s elected to the Washington State Legislature in November, Edmonds City Councilmember Strom Peterson told supporters that he intends to be “a small business owner that represents a lot of progressive ideas.” The two-term city councilmember, who owns the Cheesemonger’s Table in downtown Edmonds and is known for his commitment to environmental causes, spoke…
