Elections
11 months ago
Local group appeals ruling that kept their initiative off Whatcom County ballots

The proposition the initiative would have affected passed by only a few votes in 2022 and raised property taxes 19 cents per $1,000 assessed value.

National
11 months ago
IRS warns against fake hurricane relief charities

The IRS is urging donors to verify charities’ eligibility to receive tax-deductible contributions and has released a tool to help.

Elections
11 months ago
Washington poll sheds light on voter preferences in upcoming state and national elections

A new poll conducted by SurveyUSA included responses from over 700 likely voters and surveyed the race for governor and U.S. president

Government
11 months ago
New schedules announced for San Juan Island ferries

Current ferry schedules in the San Juan Islands are seeing an update for the first time in over a decade.

Local
11 months ago
Port of Bellingham comes to agreement, Harcourt to remove stockpile of contaminated soil from waterfront

The legal battles between the Port and Harcourt have delayed construction on the Bellingham waterfront.

Elections
11 months ago
Whatcom County Auditor’s Office mails out November ballots to residents

Ballots are due at a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on election day or must be postmarked by Nov. 5.

Education
11 months ago
Mount Baker School District to receive funding from controversial timber sale

Mount Baker School District leaders say the sale will bring the district nearly $300,000. 

Government
11 months ago
Bellingham’s Immigration Advisory Board dissolved, replaced with work group

The Bellingham City Council voted to dissolve the Immigration Advisory Board late last month.

Elections
11 months ago
City of Bellingham won’t endorse Let’s Go Washington initiatives

The City of Bellingham has come out in opposition to all four Let’s Go Washington initiatives on the general election ballot.

Government
11 months ago
Department of Ecology releases report on 2024 environmental penalties

Thousands of dollars in fines were issued in Skagit County in the first half of 2024.

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