ARLINGTON — When Ramon Little crossed the finish line at the WIAA State Cross Country Championships at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Nov. 8, he was not happy. His mind focused on the negatives.

As affordability politics take center stage across America, at least 18 states are attempting to lower or eliminate property taxes to offset the dramatic rise in property values. It’s a worthy debate, ...

President Donald Trump has been touting tariff rebate checks for middle-class Americans, a move he hopes will convince voters that he cares about affordability. The $2,000 payments would go to “all ...

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EVERETT — David Craft, the tenant accused of murdering his Everett landlord, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Snohomish County Superior Court. This comes almost two weeks after Daniel Lytton’s body was ...

In the 1970s, big increases in house prices in many parts of the U.S. brought big increases in property tax bills, followed by a tax revolt — represented most famously by California’s Proposition 13 ...

MARYSVILLE — The Marysville School Board took the penultimate step Monday to appoint Deborah Rumbaugh as permanent superintendent. During its regular meeting, the board voted unanimously to authorize ...

EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council showed its support of the upcoming Buddy Bowl and North Cascade Youth Football League inaugural Pro Bowl with the passage of a resolution Wednesday. The ...

We’ve seen in recent years the fraught debate over removal of statues and monuments that honored Confederate war figures and other problematic people in history. But even placement of new monuments to ...

Last week, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...