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Otter responds to Allred gas tax plan
Otter responds to Allred gas tax plan
Campaign moves outside district to save money
Campaign moves outside district to save money
EOB: New voter ID law in effect for today’s votes
EOB: New voter ID law in effect for today’s votes
Editorial: Baker proves he’s worth retaining in assessor post
We’ve been hearing a lot about low morale and ineffective leadership in the Spokane County Assessor’s Office. Assessor Ralph Baker discounts the accusations, but the crowded field of five challengers in the primary election makes them hard to ignore. The rivals have lodged mostly anecdotal complaints about matters ranging from inconsistent training approaches to the inability of citizens to get direct answers.
Allred calls for 3-cent cut in gas tax
Allred calls for 3-cent cut in gas tax
Labrador moves campaign office to Boise
U.S. House hopeful Raul Labrador’s cash-strapped campaign has moved to downtown Boise to conserve resources, setting up a new headquarters outside the congressional district he wants to represent.
Crapo to hold ‘iTownhall’ forum
Crapo to hold ‘iTownhall’ forum
Editorial: Commission would benefit from French’s leadership
Democratic incumbent Bonnie Mager has drawn three strong Republican challengers in the primary contest for Spokane County commissioner. Party affiliation alone could grant her one of the two slots for the general election if her opponents divvy up GOP votes. But much of the job is nonpartisan, and the decision for voters ought to rest on who can be the most effective leader in highly challenging times. Mager is often at odds with the two other commissioners, Mark Richard and Todd Mielke. To her credit, she was a critic of the duo’s unfortunate deal to purchase Spokane Raceway Park, which the county ought to sell back into the private sector at the first opportune moment.
Editorial: O’Quinn has right attitude for leadership
Voters in Spokane’s 6th Legislative District seemed torn two years ago. Faced with a choice between four-term Republican incumbent John Ahern and Democratic newcomer John Driscoll, they made a change, but not decisively. The election for the House seat came down to a scant 74 votes out of more than 70,000 cast. Voters in the traditionally Republican district appeared weary of Ahern’s rigid ideology. Many of them were ready to take a chance on a Democrat with free-market sympathies and ties to the city’s health care community.
Labrador fills in for, praises Bachmann
Labrador fills in for, praises Bachmann
Editorial: In appeals court race, Siddoway stands out
Two seasoned lawyers with limited judicial experience are competing for a seat on one of the state’s most important courts, the state Court of Appeals, Division III. Laurel Siddoway holds the job now, having been appointed to it in March by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Editorial: Sanders’ zeal for justice outshines his vexing ways
Let’s state up front that Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders is exasperating, which is why the race for Position 6 on the Washington state Supreme Court is so interesting. If he were vying for an ethics position, he would be a questionable candidate. He was officially admonished in 2005 for touring the McNeil Island facility for sexual predators when some of the inmates had open cases. He failed to disclose his personal interest in a public records case, which caused the Supreme Court to withdraw an important ruling. Long ago, he showed up at an anti-abortion rally.
Labrador says he doesn’t want to be an NRCC ‘Young Gun’
Labrador says he doesn’t want to be an NRCC ‘Young Gun’
Allred: ‘Raising gas tax is wrong’
Allred: ‘Raising gas tax is wrong’
Editorial: Johnson has earned second term on high court
When Justice Charles Smith stepped down from the Washington state Supreme Court six years ago, Jim Johnson ran for the job largely to bring balance to the court, he says. That’s the same reason Tacoma attorney Stan Rumbaugh now gives for challenging Johnson in his first bid for re-election.
Gov’s race moves into town halls, rodeo arenas
Gov’s race moves into town halls, rodeo arenas
RNC: Idaho part of ‘D2H’ strategy
RNC: Idaho part of ‘D2H’ strategy
Rasmussen: Otter leads Allred 53-36
Rasmussen: Otter leads Allred 53-36
NRCC boosts ‘Young Gun’ congressional candidates, Labrador not on list
NRCC boosts ‘Young Gun’ congressional candidates, Labrador not on list
Idaho the ‘point of the spear’
Idaho the ‘point of the spear’