Articles published Thu, May 13, 2010

Snohomish County recently awarded more than $1.5 million to 22 projects designed to help end homelessness.

After years of pleading with the Washington State Department of Transportation to junk the ineffective cable barriers along Interstate-5 near Marysville, Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington, says she is relieved to learn the state has finally agreed with experts and has begun to replace the cable with concrete barriers.

Permanent moratorium would protect WA environment, coastal jobs

Thousands of charitable and religious organizations in Washington will lose their nonprofit status next week if they don't turn in some paperwork to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). For larger groups, filing a "Form 990" with the IRS is nothing new, but Congress has changed the law to also include smaller groups that raise less than $25,000 a year in donations.

Today a representative of the Washington State Beverage Association filed two initiative measures designed to repeal recent tax increases on certain food and beverage products adopted by the 2010 Washington State Legislature.

Six Thoroughbreds seized by Snohomish County Animal Control Services on September 9, 2009, for investigation of animal cruelty have been rehabilitated and are now ready for adoption.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, an amendment co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) to audit the Federal Reserve was included as part of Wall Street Reform legislation.

Snohomish County began installing solar panels this week at its campus in Everett. The solar panels will supply electricity to the parking garage for the county’s future fleet of electric cars.

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There will be a benefit concert at LaHacienda Restaurant in Lake Stevens for Snohomish resident JR Combs.