 The Snohomish County Council has decided to put a new sales tax increase before voters this November to fund criminal justice and public safety. The two cents on every $10 spent would generate $39 million a year. The Herald is reporting the money would target the opioid epidemic, that is, by pouring more money into the county's law and justice system and community programs. A virus that has historically been seen in the tropics is now on the rise in the Northeast.