If you haven’t heard this yet, sometime soon you will. A politician will proclaim this the Most Important Election in your life time. Or in a generation. Or since World War II. They might say “of the century” but that’s really not much, because the…
OLYMPIA -- The fiscal note on the latest initiative requiring a supermajority in the Legislature for tax increases will remain in the voters pamphlet, even though it is different from a nearly identical initiative that passed in 2010, a judge ruled today. That might not…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has decided to debate her Democratic opponent twice before the November election. After this month's primary, Democrat Rich Cowan challenged McMorris Rodgers to debate him in each of the 5th Congressional District's 10 counties. After her town hall meeting on…
OLYMPIA — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will be on Washington’s presidential ballot this fall because the Republican Party meets the rules for being a major party in the state, a Thurston County Superior Court judge ruled this morning. Judge Thomas McPhee denied a request…
OLYMPIA -- U.S. Senate candidate Mike Baumgartner said Wednesday he never apologized to a Seattle reporter for suggesting the reporter "(bleep)" himself, even though his campaign released a statement Tuesday quoting the Spokane Republican doing just that. "It went out before I'd seen it," Baumgartner…
Even the closest of races have been over for more than a week, but the process of reaching the final election tallies for the Washington state primary just concluded on Tuesday afternoon. The final turnout: A lower than forecast 38.5 percent statewide, and 38.85 percent…
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Baumgartner thinks too much attention is being paid to comments by another Republican candidate running for another Senate seat in another state. As noted yesterday, Baumgartner, who is running against U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, called the comments of Todd Akin ignorant…
It may have started as a joke but the controversial photo of state Rep. Matt Shea standing on his Democratic challenger’s property has become a political hot potato for Republicans. The chairman of the Spokane County Republican Party, who was characterized in The Spokesman-Review and…
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is doing about everything she possibly can to make sure Mitt Romney gets elected. She's his campaign co-chairwoman for Washington state. She's is the campaign liaison to the House of Representatives. She's a co-chairwoman of Farmers and Ranchers for Mitt. She's…
OLYMPIA -- T-Mobile dialed in support of the ballot measure that would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state. The cellphone service is giving $25,000 to the main campaign to pass Referendum 74, Washington United for Marriage. The company said in a press release it was…
Got a question for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers? The congresswoman, a Republican, will be meeting with constituents this week across parts of the sprawling 5th congressional district, including a town hall event Thursday in Spokane. Here's the details: WALLA WALLA -- 11:30 a.m. Wednesday,…
Waves from a comment by a Missouri politician Sunday that women are rarely pregnant from a "legitimate rape" rippled across country to Washington state today, with fellow Republican Senate candidate Mike Baumgartner calling it ignorant and Democrats trying to tie a link to Rep. Cathy…
The chairman of the Spokane County Republican Party is standing behind state Rep. Matt Shea’s decision to post a picture of himself standing on his election opponent’s property on Facebook. But Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, a Republican, says he wishes Shea would have pulled…
The Spokane City Council appears ready to challenge Mayor David Condon’s decision to release the city’s police ombudsman. Condon has decided not to renew Ombudsman Tim Burns’ three-year contract. His last day is Oct. 31, though he’ll be using up vacation for the last month.…
OLYMPIA -- A political party is seeking to keep Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan off Washington's Nov. 6 general election ballot. And it's not the Democratic Party. The Libertarian Party of Washington argues in a lawsuit filed this week in Thurston County Superior Court that…
Spokane area Republicans are apparently pooling their resources for the fall campaigns to open a "Victory Center" where GOP candidates and their supporters, from the presidential level on down the ballot, can set up. U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said statewide candidates and campaigns will…
OLYMPIA -- With the primary over for everything except the certification, losers are apt to be endorsing winners who will move on to the general. So it's no surprise that U.S. Senate candidate Art Coday, who finished third, has endorsed fellow Republican Mike Baumgartner in…
A worker from Western Waterproofing Co. of Seattle makes his way down the dome Tuesday. OLYMPIA – Things are looking up at the Capitol. Up to the dome, that is, where a $1.1 million restoration project is cleaning off some eight years of grime, mold…
State Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, is refusing to remove a picture of his election opponent's home from his Facebook page. Amy Biviano, the Democrat who is challenging Shea's election bid, said Friday that she left voicemails with Shea and with Spokane County Republican Party…
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell easily finished first in last week's state primary, and topped Republican challenger Mike Baumgartner in many Spokane County precincts, as the map below shows. But when one considers the ABC vote -- Anyone But Cantwell -- she won fewer precincts, as…
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell easily topped the field in last week's state primary, and finished on top in Spokane County, which is the home of her general election challenger, state Sen. Mike Baumgartner. Using Monday's ballot report, here's a look at how Cantwell did against…
Former state Rep. Dennis Dellwo came out on top in many of the precincts in last week's four-way contest for an open state House of Representatives seat. But Republican Jeff Holy, who finished second overall and moves on to the general election against Democrat Dellwo,…
Former state Rep. Dennis Dellwo came out on top in many of the precincts in last week's four-way contest for an open state House of Representatives seat. But Republican Jeff Holy, who finished second overall and moves on to the general election against Democrat Dellwo,…
Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder ended his campaign for state House on Thursday and endorsed Marcus Riccelli in the November election. Snyder conceded after the third day of counting in Tuesday's primary showed that Republican Tim Benn's hold on second place getting more secure. Riccelli,…
With only around 2,000 votes left count in Spokane's 3rd Legislative District, Republican Tim Benn nearly has a lock on a second-place finish to compete for a state House seat in the November election. Democrat Marcus Riccelli easily topped the four other candidates running for…
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