EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of Seattle agreed to pay $500,000 to the owner and employees who sued over it six years ago.
Back in the 1990s, when a rumor broke that Boeing was considering consolidating in Everett, Renton’s Mayor Tanner spearheaded a plan to put overlay zoning on the Boeing property to turn it into a biotech research office center if Boeing moved out. Southport office towers were part of this ...
Lewis Hine/Everett Historical // Shutterstock 1938: The Fair Labor Standards Act To avoid being vetoed nine days after Congress adjourned, FDR signed 121 bills on June 25. One of these was the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), passed to ban oppressive child labor. It set the minimum hourly...
The Expatriation Act was passed in March of 1907 with a number of impositions, including stipulations that if a woman lived abroad for more than two years or was married to a man who wasn't eligible for citizenship, she could be revoked of her status. The Cable Act of 1922also known as...
Twelve members of the 18-member Sound Transit board will have to vote for the plan in order for it to pass. Currently, the likely "No" votes includeKing County Executive Ron Sims and Everett City Council member Paul Roberts. Those who are reportedly on the fence include King County Council...