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New Broadway Bridge open State Cooperative weather helped crews speed construction months early
auditor back at work By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
EVERETT — Rainy weather often brings heavy traffic, but drivers in downtown Everett got a bit of relief when the Broadway Bridge reopened Tuesday afternoon. The bridge had been closed since Jan. 30 for what was expected to be more than a year. The 102-year-old span had been deteriorating and operating under weight restrictions since 2008. The bridge had last been refurbished in 1931, but prior to its closure it still bore 40,000 vehicles per day. Construction crews have wrapped up most of the work early, including weatherdependent paving, significantly ahead of the projected March completion date.
OLYMPIA — Indicted state Auditor Troy Kelley returned to work Tuesday morning, ending seven months of self-imposed exile while facing a trove of federal criminal charges. Kelley hadn’t intended to come back until his legal fight was done but changed his mind when four state lawmakers said Monday they would try to impeach him for dereliction of duty. “I said I would not be back until the conclusion of my legal issues. Now I am being impeached solely because I’m taking a leave of absence. That’s why I am back,” Kelley said in an interview. Kelley, a 51-year-old Democrat, went on unpaid leave May 4 to defend himself against charges of money laundering, possession of stolen money, lying under oath and tax evasion arising from his operation of a real-estate services business from 2006 to 2008. He’s denied wrongdoing and is scheduled to face trial in March. Kelley, who was elected in 2012, intends to serve the final year of his term. Though he’s filed paperwork to be a candidate in 2016 he said, “Today I can’t imagine running for re-election. I won’t foreclose any options.” On Tuesday, few imagined him walking through the doors of the state Auditor’s Office to resume his duties. Rather, for months, Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate, along with Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, have publicly called on him to resign and kept hoping he would. “This is like a nightmare that keeps taking turns for the worse,” said Rep. Sam Hunt, D-Olympia, one of those pursuing impeachment. “I don’t think any of the legislators who signed the impeachment resolution asked
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Crews (in both photos) work to reopen the Broadway Bridge in Everett on Tuesday after almost a year of closure. The entire span was replaced.
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Judge: Public has right to have bikini barista videos EVERETT — The city of Everett can’t try to control what happens to police surveillance videos of misbehaving bikini baristas by allowing people to view the
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recordings but refusing to make copies, a Snohomish County judge ruled Monday. The city acknowledges that the videos, which show nearly nude coffee-stand workers engaged in a variety of lewd behaviors, are subject to disclosure under the state’s
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open records law. Everett has resisted a demand for copies of the videos, however, arguing that it has a duty to balance privacy rights by trying to limit online distribution of what it considers “nonconsensual pornography.” In a written decision, Superior
Beverage cart Coffee, tea or malt liquor: Boeing rolled out the latest version of the 737 Tuesday at a ceremony at the factory in Renton (Page A11). The freshly painted 737 Max is called “Spirit of Renton,” which is not to be confused the spirit of Renton that can be purchased in Dear Abby. . . .D5 Good Life . . . .D1
Court Judge George Appel noted the city maintains its “inspectbut-don’t copy” policy is “a form of redaction of the records,” designed to protect the baristas’ privacy interests. “But that just is not so,” Appel wrote. “The Public Records Act
40-ounce cans in the city’s many convenience stores with bars on the windows. How about it, Frontier? The lost-and-found department at Kuala Lumpur International Airport is seeking the owner of three Boeing 747s, which have been sitting at the airport for a year. If the owner doesn’t
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requires inspection and copying. The City’s argument would seem to call for the redaction of the statute, not the records. The court cannot read the words ‘and
claim them, the planes could be sold (Page A11). You could get one at a bargain price, but the peanuts are going to be pretty stale. Getting lonely in here: Legal experts say Donald Trump’s call to block entry to the U.S. to all Muslims would be unconstitutional and imposShort Takes . . .D6 Sports . . . . . . . C1
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sible to carry out (Page A10). Trump, R-Unhinged, adjusted his plan and said he would instead seek to bar Muslims from entry into the Republican Party, along with Latinos, other minorities, Iowans, the disabled, the left-handed, literate people and all other Republicans. —Mark Carlson and Jon Bauer, Herald staff
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