The Spokane County Republican Party announced over the weekend that it was endorsing Dino Rossi for U.S. Senate, Cathy McMorris Rodgers for Congress and Al French for county commissioner. Those aren't surprising moves given the results of the August primary.But at least one GOP candidate…
OLYMPIA -- Democrat incumbent Patty Murray leads Republican challenger Dino Rossi in a "highly partisan" race, a new poll by Elway Research Inc., suggests.If they were voting today, half of the 500 likely voters contacted by the company late last week or over the weekend…
A previous item mentions that one's view of U.S. Senate candidates raising money on Sept. 11 may depend more on your opposition to the candidate than anything else. But it would seem that both Sen. Patty Murray and Republican challenger Dino Rossi are equally respectful…
If you're getting tired about the amount of coverage some Florida preacher with a congregation smaller than a high school football team can get by saying he'll burn some Korans, join the club.So without mentioning the questionably reverend by name, we'll mention that the Peace…
Clint Didier, who placed third in last month's U.S. Senate primary, just released a long letter to supporters explaining why he still can't endorse fellow Republican Dino Rossi.Although from the letter, one might argue that Didier doesn't necessarily consider Rossi a fellow Republican, at least…
If one stays around politics long enough, one will see things flip 180 degrees. Case in point: the suggestion that if a candidate for the U.S. Senate holds a fund-raiser on Sept. 11, it is a crass move that shows a lack of sensitivity for…
While some big political races -- for president, for governor, for Congress -- often bring out strong emotions in candidates, it's a fact that there are plenty of offices on every ballot that cause voters, and even candidates to yawn. After all, does the average…
Republican Dino Rossi's latest television commercial repeats an objection to certain types of federal spending known as earmarks that has become a hallmark of his campaign against incumbent U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. That seems odd, state Sen. Lisa Brown, a Spokane Democrat, argued Thursday. When…
OLYMPIA -- Rest easy Spokane, you're still No. 2.Population figures released from the state Office of Financial Management pegs your head count at 205,673. It's an estimate, and adjusted from 2009 only because of a small annexation of 173 persons early this year.Seattle is first…
Labor Day weekend is often the point when campaigns kick into high gear with television commercials, and seveal initiative campaigns did so this year.Among them was a television spot in favor of Initiative 1098, which would make some significant changes in state tax law. That…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire said this afternoon she will not commute the sentence of Cal Brown for the torture, rape and murder of Holly Washa.Brown, who confessed to the murder, was convicted and sentenced to death in 1994, and has lost subsequent appeals to…
The following is a corrected version of an earlier post.Noticeably absent from the ceremony on Tuesday that celebrated the start of construction of a portion of the North Spokane Corridor were any elected Republican officials.It was Spokane Mayor Mary Verner who served as master of…
Sunday's newspaper column, and a post Tuesday, discusses Washington state's waiver of a federal rule requiring ballots be mailed to troops overseas no later than 45 days before the election.Both deal with an exchange between FOX News anchor Megyn Kelly and state assistant attorney general…
Soda pop sellers, liquor distributors and discount retailers are pouring millions of dollars into Washington to convince you how to vote on a slew of statewide ballot measures.Some $30 million so far – the majority from out of state – has flooded the coffers of…
Here are the Top 25 donors to Washington state initiative campaigns:$14,427,750 AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON, DC For I-1107 $2,000,000 NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSN, ALEXANDRIA, VA Against I-1100&1105 $1,219,500 YOUNG'S MARKET COMPANY LLC, LOS ANGELES For I-1105 $1,196,033 COSTCO, ISSAQUAH For I-1100$1,024,500 ODOM SOUTHERN HOLDINGS LLC,…
OLYMPIA -- Washington state can release the signatures on initiative and referendum petitions for all ballot measures except the one still tied up in federal court, a state judge said Friday morning.Thurston County Superior Court Richard Hicks, dissolved an injunction that was keeping the Secretary…
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OLYMPIA -- Makers of the drug Topamax agreed to pay the state about $1.2 million for pushing the drug for stuff it's not licensed to treat, Attorney General Rob McKenna's office said Wednesay.Topamax, made by Ortho-McNeil-Janssen, is approved to treat epilepsy and migraines. But it…
It may be the upset of the year.In the race for Spokane County Treasurer, Bozo garnered more support than Jesus.Bozo – presumably Bozo the Clown – had three write-in votes, to Jesus’ two.Bozo and Jesus were just two of nearly 1,500 different people or other…
Washington may spread its outdoor responsibilities among many departments, but it has gathered them into one place on the web for people who want to use them.So if you're planning on going camping for a week, need a fishing license and a hunting license, and…
Spokane County and other counties around the state are set to certify their primary election results today. There's no big surprises or reversals in the results that were essentially finalized Tuesday night.But of course, there is trivia that can be gleaned from the Spokane numbers.…
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