When do our taxes, voted in 2023, go to work on our "Justice Center"? Skagit Jail Are any of you as tired as I am paying taxes for projects that get postponed continually? What does it take to get that Jail built?! In 2023, voters approved a 0.2% tax to pay for a new jail by 63%. "Total cost to build the jail, on land that Whatcom County owns on LaBounty Drive ...
Lynden School District No. 504 Resolution #06-25 Local Governance and Legal Clarity In Public Education WHEREAS, the Lynden School District Board of Directors' highest duty is to provide a quality public education to all students and to foster trust and transparency with the families we serve; and WHEREAS, the Board affirms the inherent worth of every child and their right to learn in an environment that prioritizes academic excellence and student well-being; and WHEREAS, ...
WA State Officials Fail To Provide Leadership as Whatcom County Farmers Face Water Rights Quagmire (EVERSON, Wash.) Washington state officials have failed their duty to support negotiations toward critical solutions for fish, farms and the community in the water rights legal quagmire unfolding in Whatcom County. This, despite the fact that the state itself began the damaging litigation in the first place. It’s been over 5 years since the Washington State Department of Ecology ...
House of Representatives Approve Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote! Educate. Advocate. Mitigate. Activate! Bill Bruch Apr 10, 2025 Today the House Republicans passed a bill that will require voters to have proof of citizenship in order to vote in federal elections. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act was passed in a 220-208 vote. The vote included four Democrat Reps who sided with Republicans. The bill It is meant to prevent non-citizens from voting and ...
Secretary of State Steve Hobbs’ Statement Reacting to Presidential Executive Order on Elections Secretary of State Steve Hobbs’ Statement Reacting To Presidential Executive Order On Elections March 26, 2025 OLYMPIA – Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs issued the following statement on the recent Presidential Executive Order pertaining to elections, announced March 25, 2025: Secretary Of State Steve Hobbs “Washington’s elections are secure, transparent, and built on the work of ...
Presidential Actions PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS Executive Orders March 25, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Despite pioneering self-government, the United States now fails to enforce basic and necessary election protections employed by modern, developed nations, as well as those still developing. India and Brazil, for ...
TITLE IX and Washington State Public Schools... How are rules changed? It is no secret that school boards and districts are finding themselves in the crossfires between the state and federal mandates on allowing boys in girls sports and spaces. The primary question facing school boards is whether they are violating their oath of office by violating Title IX, a 1972 federal law that was enacted to ensure equal educational and athletic opportunities for ...
Be Brave Washington, Opinion What County Health Department Head Erika Lautenbach on Leave As many of you are aware, the Whatcom Health Dept. Director/Erika Lautenbach has been put 'on leave' by the County Executive/Satpal Sidhu. This is the latest scandal/upheaval in our community and it will be interesting to see how things unfold. And, it will be interesting to see what information is revealed through Public Records Requests and to see if liberal Council ...
📣 3/18 Tuesday Hearings: Taxation, Public Safety, 2A Restrictions and more Taxation! Time to testify! Nancy D Churchill Mar 17, 2025 This is a very long list of bills that will have a hearing on Tuesday, 3/18. ! There are only 2 PRO bills, but 25 (‼️) CON bills! Some of these are brand new! A few we didn’t notice before, but at least one is “NTIB,” or necessary to implement the budget. I ...
WWU Faculty Call on Administration to Meet Student Demands Dear President Randhawa, Provost Johnson, and WWU Board of Trustees, Students on college campuses across the country are demanding that their institutions live up to the values they claim to uphold. On May 3, 2024, a diverse coalition of Western Washington University (WWU) student organizations, led by WWU’s Jewish Voice for Peace and Arab Student Association, presented you with a list of demands. Students are ...
