SEATTLE--Women have made great strides, so they make up half the workforce, but still face problems with lower wages, President Obama told participants in a "back yard discussion."Women, like men, have trouble getting loans, he said. They know that the middle class has been under…
SEATTLE -- The streets of the Wedgewood neighborhood in northeast Seattle are lined with people hoping to catch a glimpse or a photo of President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to hold a backyard discussion here shortly after 10 a.m.Parents have children in patio chairs…
Young voters who might be slacking off on their civic duty might be prompted to mark and mail their ballots on Halloween with a get out the vote effort organizers are calling "Trick or Vote."Washington Bus and NextUp Spokane, a pair of non-profits, will be…
A startling statistic, courtesy of the state Public Disclosure Commission and Secretary of State's offices: Neary three times as much money has been raised by the campaigns for and against the ballot measures as the combined total raised by all legislative, judicial, county and city…
As suggested yesterday, Tuesday was likely the high-water mark for ballots being received in Spokane County for the next two weeks.Today's count was 7,650, down about 4,500 from Tuesday's 12,104.Highest turnout right now is in central Spokane's 3rd Legislative District, which is at about 11.2%,…
President Barack Obama's trip to Seattle Thursday for a backyard chat and a political rally at University of Washington is bringing up a dispute Spokane folks can relate to.No, not health care reform. Or Wall Street reform. Or birth certificate provenance. It's a cost fight,…
Dave Stevens, a Republican who lost his bid this summer for Spokane County prosecutor to incumbent Republican Steve Tucker and Democrat Frank Malone, said Wednesday that he cast his vote for Malone in the November election.The vote is a reversal from where Stevens stood after…
Democratic challenger Daryl Romeyn painted Cathy McMorris Rodgers as a do-nothing incumbent who has no solutions for federal deficits, illegal immigration, high school dropouts or childhood obesity. McMorris Rodgers suggested Romeyn was someone who didn’t understand complex forest issues and would tax small businesses out…
Two associations that gave money to a Republican group that is funding an ad against incumbent Democratic state Sen. Chris Marr criticized the spot and say they will reevaluate their political donation strategies in light of the commercial.The Washington Health Care Association gave $30,000 to…
Today isn't marked in red on calendars, but it is an important day for political candidates and the people who work for them.It's the first Tuesday after ballots were mailed out in Washington state. And it is traditionally the high-water mark for ballots coming into…
The Riverside Neighborhood Council has a candidate forum at 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at the downtown Spokane Library that will feature Democratic congressional candidate Daryl Romeyn, 3rd District legislative candidates Timm Ormsby, Morgan Oyler and Andy Billig, and county commissioner candidates Bonnie Mager and Al…
In what may be the most anticipated 5th District Congressional debate in years, Republican incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Democratic challenger Daryl Romeyn go head-to-head tonight on television.They'll be answering questions from a panel that includes Spokesman-Review reporter and Spin Control contributor Jonathan Brunt, public…
Sen. Patty Murray joins Vice President Joe Biden in Vancouver today for a campaign rally, marking the second time in two weeks the veep has come to the state to campaign for Murray. Former president Bill Clinton was in Everett on Monday, and President Obama…
For those not sick to death of the television commercials for races in Washington state and Idaho, we offer Slate e-magazine's compilation of the best/worst ads from around the state.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Daryl Romeyn will debate after all on Tuesday, it seems.The incumbent Republican congresswoman and the Democratic challenger, who each at one point turned down an invitation to debate for scheduling reasons, reportedly have cleared their respective calendars for Tuesday afternoon. They'll…
The woman whose sexual harassment lawsuit was highlighted in a recent campaign commercial against state Sen. Chris Marr demanded Saturday that the ad be pulled from TV. In a hand-written letter released by the Marr campaign, Dawn Fowler said she was outraged when she saw…
Just days after saying Cathy McMorris Rodgers' refusal to debate was denying him a voice, congressional challenger Daryl Romeyn refused to debate when she changed her mind and offered to debate next week.Whether the two candidates will meet face-to-face before the Nov. 2 election seems…
A few days after saying they couldn't fit a debate into Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers' schedule, the Republican incumbent's campaign has shifted course and asked if she could debate Daryl Romeyn after all.The campaign called KSPS-TV producer Jill Johnson this morning, asking if the offer…
After last night's Senate debate, the two combatants -- er, candidates -- came out for the obligatory post-event press conference to answer questions. The obligatory first question was, how do you think you did.Surprisingly, each thought they did well, but their opponent? Not so much."I…
Sen. Patty Murray and Republican challenger Dino Rossi have arrived for the first televised debate in Washington's state Senate race.That means the partisans who arrived to cheer one or jeer the other have dispersed, but not before a person taking issue with their demonstration was…
A new TV commercial began running this week criticizing state Sen. Chris Marr for running an auto dealership that settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with an employee.The issue popped up in Marr's first run for office in 2006. Marr, a Democrat, is in a heated…
Tonight's annual televised Chase Youth Commission debate will have a noticeably absent candidate: John Ahern.While Ahern has appeared with his opponent, incumbent Democratic State Rep. John Driscoll, at several other forums, Ahern also missed last month's debate sponsored by the League of Woman Voters of…
The first debate in Washington's U.S. Senate race between Patty Murray and Dino Rossi comes to you live from Spokane at 7 p.m. It will be carried on KXLY-TV and KSPS-TV in Spokane and surrounding communities, on public television stations throughout Washington including KCTS Channel…
For the first time in decades, there will be no debate or face-to-face forum for candidates in Eastern Washington’s 5th Congressional District race because the incumbent is refusing to participate.U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers' campaign said Wednesday she will not debate Democratic challenger Daryl Romeyn…
Active Republicans might want to start looking for good deals on rooms in Tacoma at the end of May 2012. That's where the Washington State Republican Party will hold its convention.The state GOP announced today it chose the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center for…
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