Mikayla

WSU Grad- Social media for FāVS News, reporter for The Everett Post.

[Everett Post @theeverettpost]

@RepRickLarsen hosted a roundtable discussion with local healthcare providers and stakeholders to discuss the impact of potential cuts to Medicaid.

Many of the healthcare leaders agreed that cuts would cause a “domino effect” that would be “devastating”

https://t.co/dHp2D281LH

[Everett Post @theeverettpost]

For some in #Everett, receiving a bike could mean the next step in their sobriety journey. For a Ukrainian refugee child it means a sense of normalcy in a new country.

Sharing Wheels is working to address larger national issues through bikes.

https://t.co/ZTOmdJxNKf

[Everett Herald @EverettHerald]

The shelter will open nightly until Feb. 14. Help is needed at the new location, as well as six others across the county, @willgeschke reports.
https://t.co/cyqBRRaPlt

[Mikayla @yeahitsmikaylaf]

This is monumental for local journalism in Washington.

[Everett Herald @EverettHerald]

The bipartisan bill would tax high-income tech companies as part of a workforce development tax, @jordyhansen reports.
https://t.co/i10ZTuohPz

[Mikayla @yeahitsmikaylaf]

A local nonprofit in Everett collected 10 tons of garbage this year. They also helped commission 7 murals to help combat vandalism in the city.

https://t.co/hbhvuYfZFS
#everett #nonprofit #localnews

[Everett Post @theeverettpost]

The Stadium Fiscal Advisory Committee has determined that the downtown site would be the most viable option for the future Outdoor Multipurpose Facility in Everett.
https://t.co/Ho6ybzHufc
#everettwa #aquasox #localnews

[Everett Post @theeverettpost]

@EverettGuild members express frustration as they continue to negotiate their contract with owner Carpenter Media Group.

The latest proposal includes $1 an hour bonus for “meeting newsroom minimum standards of 2-3 bylines per day."
https://t.co/xVusE1eyqu
#LocalNews #everettwa

[Everett Post @theeverettpost]

Meet Marcel, your new hangout spot in downtown Everett. Marcel is a casual and laidback gathering spot that sells a diverse range of wine, craft beer and spritzes (and non-alcoholic options).

https://t.co/y64ibLfxht

#everettwa #LocalNews #thingstodo

[Mikayla @yeahitsmikaylaf]

I had the amazing opportunity to ride along with Everett Police to learn more about their day-to-day and how they are handling public safety in the community.

[Everett Post @theeverettpost]

Mikayla Finnerty does a deep dive into how Everett Police is handling national issues from the fentanyl epidemic, staffing and funding.

https://t.co/xKDiHjCyVA

#everettwa #everettpolice #FentanylDangersAreReal #CrimeNews

[Everett Post @theeverettpost]

After 25 years with the city of Everett, Tom Hingson is retiring from Everett Transit. He has a long history with public transportation, starting as a part-time bus driver in 1983. Read more about him below.

https://t.co/iUmySHCqsx

#everettwashington #retirement #LocalNews

[Mikayla @yeahitsmikaylaf]

This article has been a couple weeks in the making. I am so lucky to have gotten to share Soto’s story, who is the business owner of a new record store in downtown Everett.
https://t.co/BM6UXPnWQx
#everett #newbusiness

[Mikayla @yeahitsmikaylaf]

I’ve been working on this article about local Boys & Girls clubs partnering with law enforcement for a video game tournament.
The goal is to foster good relationships between youth and Snohomish County PD’s.

https://t.co/2cqnQuqM1a
#everett #snohomishcounty

[Everett Post @theeverettpost]

The Everett city council heard a briefing of a potential ordinance establishing a voluntary separation incentive for city employees to help address the city’s projected $12.6 million deficit for 2025.

https://t.co/BSQJp8tpmo

#everettwa #LocalNews

[WSDOT Traffic @wsdot_traffic]

✅CLEAR: All lanes have now reopened on SB I-5 at SR 526 in #Everett after a collision earlier this morning.

Backups are at 10 miles now. SR 9, SR 204 and US 2 are also backed up.
Still prepare for major delays and allow time for the backups to clear as well.

[Mikayla @yeahitsmikaylaf]

An update on the #Everett Herald layoffs:
@EverettGuild bargained with Carpenter Media, agreeing to at least 3 weeks of severance and an increase to $20.50 for remaining staff.

For 12 Herald workers, their last day was Thursday, Aug. 1.
https://t.co/x1PIYVKswi

[Mikayla @yeahitsmikaylaf]

An informative article about the Tulalip Tribes opposing the Port of Everett’s boundary expansion.

“We are asking the Port to simply respect our existing jurisdiction and sovereignty by excluding the Tulalip Reservation,” Teri Gobin, chair of the Tulalip Tribes said.

[Lynnwood Times @LynnwoodTimes]

🚨#BreakingNews: The Tulalip Tribes are urging the public to vote "no" on the Port of Everett’s Proposition 1 Boundary Enlargement measure fearing it would adversely affect development and taxation on tribal lands and waters.
https://t.co/iaq4EP7tLj
@TulalipNews @TulalipResort @snocounty @PortofEverett

[Mikayla @yeahitsmikaylaf]

Thank you to all the journalists who gave everything they had to cover Snohomish County. @EverettHerald is losing some amazing people.

[Caleb Hutton @calebatsea]

About a dozen members of the @EverettHerald news staff are wrapping up their final shift today, in light of cuts mandated by new owners Carpenter Media Group.

[Everett Post @theeverettpost]

Today @PaineField celebrated the 25th anniversary of Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary, the first wetland mitigation bank in Washington State.
https://t.co/bIjdfHeKHe
#EnvironmentalImpact #everett #snohomishcounty

[Mikayla @yeahitsmikaylaf]

This was such a fun story to do! Never would have thought I found reservoirs cool but here we are. Check out this historic moment !!⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/03HR3HmW1s
#everett #snohomishcounty

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: A global internet outage is affecting airlines, banks, media and offices from the U.S. to Australia. https://t.co/zFWcbdKWF1