Second District Congressman Rick Larsen will host a live telephone town hall to answer constituents’ questions starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 25. Visit the livestream at larsen.house.gov/live or dial in to 855-962-0954 to participate.
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Candidate filing for federal, state and county office opens May 16
Candidate filing begins at 9 a.m. Monday, May 16, for the 2022 ballot. There are 41 offices available for filing including U.S. senator, U.S. representative, state senator, state representative, judicial positions, county prosecuting sttorney and public utility district commissioner. Candidate filings for political party precinct committee officer positions will also be accepted. A complete list…
Rep. Larsen praises affordable connectivity benefit aimed at shrinking digital divide
Congressman Rep. Rick Larsen on Tuesday applauded the launch of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), an initiative made possible by the federal government’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to provide most eligible households with $30 off their monthly internet bill. More than 1.4 million Washingtonians are eligible for the ACP. For more information, including…
Reminder: May 2 deadline for high school students to participate in 2022 Congressional Art Competition
The deadline is approaching for all high school-aged students who live or attend school in Washington’s Second Congressional District to showcase their artistic talents in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. Art submissions and forms are due to Congressman Rep. Rick Larsen’s office by Monday, May 2 at 5 p.m. Accepted mediums include drawings, paintings, photography, computer-generated art,…
Scene in Lynnwood: Larsen and Inslee visit Scriber Creek Trail project
Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell met Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen at the trailhead of the Scriber Creek Trail Tuesday to review the park’s second phase of planned updates. This project phase will make critical upgrades to Scriber Creek Trail from the Transit Center to 200th Street Southwest, just north of Sprague’s Pond…
Officials break ground in Lynnwood for Swift Orange Line transit route
Approximately 100 people gathered at the Lynnwood Transit Center Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Swift Orange Line rapid transit route. Among those in attendance were Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, U.S. Reps. Suzan DelBene and Rick Larsen, State Sen. Marko Liias, Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell and…
Congressman Larsen to host telephone town hall April 21 on environmental issues
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen will host a live telephone town hall at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21 on environmental issues facing northwest Washington and efforts to fight climate change. Experts from the Washington State Department of Transportation and the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group will join the Second District congressman to hear constituents’ concerns…
Puget Sound area transit agencies no longer requiring face masks
Agencies providing transit services to riders throughout the Puget Sound region announced Tuesday that face coverings will no longer be required on transit, at transit facilities or in transit hubs. The change is effective immediately, and includes the following agencies: Community Transit Everett Transit King County Metro Kitsap Transit Pierce Transit Seattle Department of Transportation…
Free admission to national parks on April 16 kicks off National Park Week celebration
Entrance fees at national parks will be waived on April 16 to mark the beginning of National Park Week 2022, which runs from April 16-24. The National Park Service partners with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of the parks, for the annual celebration every April that encourages people “to explore amazing places, discover stories…
Second of four men charged in racially motivated hate crime at Lynnwood-area bar enters guilty plea
The second of four defendants pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a federal hate crime and making false statements in connection with the racially-motivated assault of a Black DJ at the Rec Room Bar & Grill in unincorporated Lynnwood in December 2018. Jason DeSimas, 45, of Tacoma, is one of four Pacific…
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COVID recovery dollars: From housing to child care, Snohomish County outlines plans for spending $340 million
We don’t often use the words “COVID” and “money” in the same sentence. But the pandemic triggered a tidal wave of government spending — and Snohomish County is about to get another $80 million to help Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and the rest of the county recover from the upheaval of the past two years….
Larsen invites Second District high school students to participate in 2022 Congressional Art Competition
Congressman Rep. Rick Larsen is inviting high school-aged students who live or attend school in Washington’s Second Congressional District to showcase their artistic talents in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. Art submissions and forms are due to Larsen’s office by Monday, May 2, at 5:00 p.m. PDT. “I am encouraging the many gifted young artists in Northwest…
Sound Transit secures $15.9 million in new federal funds to support I-405 bus rapid transit construction
Sound Transit said Wednesday it will receive $15.9 million in new federal funding for Stride bus rapid transit investments on south I-405 aimed at improving bus service for the region’s residents. The goal of the Stride system, according to a Sound Transit news release, is to provide faster and more reliable bus service along a…
Community Transit receives $37.1 million in federal grant funds for Swift Orange Line
Community Transit said it received notification this week from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that it is receiving a $37.1 million grant that clears the way for construction of the Swift Orange Line. The Orange Line will connect Edmonds College with Mill Creek via the Lynnwood light rail station. Both new services begin operating in…
U.S. Rep. Larsen visits Edmonds College Construction pre-Apprenticeship Program
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen visited the Edmonds College Advanced Manufacturing Skills Center at Paine Field last week to see firsthand the second cohort of the Construction pre-Apprenticeship Program (CAP) completed their third week of the 10-week program. Larsen, a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was joined by Edmonds College President Dr….
Repeat embezzler from Lynnwood sentenced to prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from her employer
A 75-year-old woman from Lynnwood who worked as a contract accountant was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six months in prison and one year of home detention, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Western Washington. Over seven years, Judith Wright stole nearly $300,000 from Transportation Demand Management LLC (TDM), a…
U.S. Rep. Larsen tours sites for future Lynnwood infrastructure projects
Rep. Rick Larsen joined Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell and city staff Wednesday morning as they toured sites for future infrastructure projects across the city. Larsen — who represents Washington’s 2nd District that includes Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace — toured sites for the future Poplar Way Bridge, Lynnwood City Center Town Square Park and Lynnwood City…
Lynnwood smoke shop operator sentenced in multimillion-dollar tobacco tax fraud case
A leader of a scheme to cheat Washington State out of more than $10 million in tobacco excise taxes was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 26 months in prison. Hyung Il Kwon, 48, of Henderson, Nevada, was the secret owner of TK Mac, a company that owned and operated two smoke…
U.S. Rep Larsen to host veterans telephone town hall Thursday
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen will host a live telephone town hall Thursday, Nov. 4 on issues facing Northwest Washington veterans and their families. Leaders from VA Puget Sound and the Seattle-area VA Office will join Larsen to hear veterans’ concerns and help answer questions about benefits available to veterans and their families. At 5:15 p.m….
Work of state redistricting commission continues, with official 2020 Census data uploaded
The Washington State Redistricting Commission’s online mapping tool has been updated with the official 2020 Census data necessary for the people of Washington to draw maps and submit them for consideration by the commissioners. The commission now invites all Washington’s residents to log on and help Draw Your WA. “For those who wish to make…
With official data now available, state redistricting commission sets timeline for rest of redistricting process
With the 2020 Redistricting Data summary files from the U.S. Census Bureau now in hand, the Washington State Redistricting Commission met Aug. 16 and agreed to a schedule of important dates and deadlines that will lead to the delivery of final Washington state legislative and congressional district maps by Monday, Nov. 15. “After having received the…
Congressional App Challenge open to local middle, high school students
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen on Monday announced the launch of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, open all middle and high school students who live or attend school in the 2nd Congressional District (which includes Brier, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood). The annual competition runs through Monday, Nov. 1, The Congressional App Challenge (CCA) is an opportunity for students to create programs or apps…
IRS warns taxpayers about Child Tax Credit scams
The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division is warning taxpayers about Child Tax Credit-related scams, which criminals may use to steal money and personal information. While millions of American families started receiving the advance Child Tax Credit payments last week, criminals were already looking for innovative tactics to take advance of unwitting victims, the IRS…
Major federal awards announced for Sound Transit light rail projects
Washington state’s two U.S. senators — Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell — on Friday announced that Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link and Federal Way Extension light rail projects will be receiving two new Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program wards, administered by the Federal Transprotation Administration. The funding for the award comes from the American Rescue Plan….
Sen. Cantwell, local leaders tour Meadowdale Beach Park project aimed at restoring fish habitat
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell along with several state, county, local and tribal leaders got a closer look at the Meadowdale Beach Park estuary restoration project Friday afternoon. The project will restore a historic 1.3-acre estuary to provide essential rearing habitat for chinook, chum and coho salmon as well as cutthroat trout. Puget Sound chinook salmon…