Category Archives: In The News

30 Jan
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New Snohomish City Hall / PD campus designs shown, funding plan nearly done

SNOHOMISH — The city’s future Civic Campus, scheduled to be built at Third Street and Pine Avenue later this decade, will feature brick, masonry and exposed wood beams in all the buildings. Consulting architects presented a first public look of ...

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15 Jan
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Lynnwood Times names Lovick, Low, and Peterson as its 2025 Legislators of the Year

The Lynnwood Times is also recognizing Senator John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) for his support of the Washington State Justice Training Commission’s brand-new Arlington law enforcement training center. The center trains new police officers through a 720-hour program and, when it opens next ...

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11 Apr
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Building trust in law enforcement a key goal, Sen. Lovick says

Sen. John Lovick describes himself as a Black man with brown skin who wore a blue uniform for a combined 37 years as a former state trooper and Snohomish County Sheriff. “Not everybody understands that I’ve been on both sides ...

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11 Apr
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New police academy coming to Snohomish County, cities recognize new graduates

For 13 years, according to the Washington Association of Sheriff’s & Police Chiefs (WASPC), the state has ranked last in the county with 1.36 commissioned law enforcement officers per 1,000 people in 2022, the lowest on to date on record. The ...

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27 Jan
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The Seattle Times: Washington traffic safety is ‘a crisis that we can’t ignore,’ lawmakers say

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, alongside Gov. Jay Inslee, pledged Thursday to throw their weight behind solving Washington’s traffic safety crisis, a show of bipartisan solidarity that the legislators said reflected the urgency of the need. The event ...

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25 Jan
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Everett Herald: Senate approves bill for new District Court judge in Snohomish County

OLYMPIA — The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to increase the number of District Court judges in Snohomish County. Senate Bill 5003 creates one additional judgeship, bringing the county’s total to 9. It would be the first expansion ...

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17 Jan
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Auburn Reporter: Effort begins to lower the legal limit for driving drunk

OLYMPIA — Lawmakers set out Jan. 16 to lower the legal limit for driving drunk in Washington. The move comes as deadly crashes involving drivers who had been drinking alcohol are at levels not seen in more than a decade.

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02 Mar
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KIRO7: State lawmaker: Lowering BAC limit for DUIs a needed fix after deadly year on roads

Should Washington lower the threshold for issuing DUIs? State Senator and former Washington State Trooper John Lovick believes it’s time, following a deadly year on the state’s roads. State lawmakers introduce bill to lower BAC threshold for DUIs Under a ...

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28 Feb
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KUOW: State senator proposes lowering WA’s blood alcohol limit to .05

Washington state’s drunk driving laws put the blood alcohol limit at .08, meaning if you’re caught behind the wheel with a BAC of .08, you are legally driving under the influence. But one lawmaker wants to lower the limit and ...

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17 Feb
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The Front: Washington has an official sport?

State Senate Bill 5615 passed the Washington State Senate on Feb. 2, 2022, meaning Washington is one step closer to having pickleball as its official sport. The pickleball bill was introduced by Sen. John Lovick representing Mill Creek. According to ...

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