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GOP activist targeting tribal sovereignty again
Is the Washington state Republican Party taking another misguided run at tribal sovereignty? They are, if Bob Eberle and his fellow Skagit County Republicans have anything to say about it.
Inslee, McKenna split on gay marriage
Gay marriage in Washington state is all but certain to be decided by voters in November, but the state’s gubernatorial candidates will be offsetting each other’s votes on whether to uphold the new law approving same-sex unions.
Romney/Paul split weighing on county GOP
A battle for control of the Spokane County Republican Party is being waged at the neighborhood level in the August primary. Competing factions of conservative Republicans are vying for the most basic, and often overlooked, positions elected in either party: precinct committee officers. They’re jobs with no pay, limited authority and the potential for significant demands on the office holder’s time.
County awash in PCO candidates
County awash in PCO candidates
Romney’s Mormon mission partner recalls time in Paris
Romney’s Mormon mission partner recalls time in Paris
Sunday Spin: Be prepared as a voter
Sunday Spin: Be prepared as a voter
Today’s fun video: Look at the props in this one
Today’s fun video: Look at the props in this one
Gregoire pushes education funding to center of debate
Gregoire pushes education funding to center of debate
Initiative filed to create public charter schools
OLYMPIA – An initiative that would allow the state to form as many as 40 charter schools over the next five years was filed Tuesday with the secretary of state in an effort to get the proposal on the November ballot. They would be “public charters,” meaning they’d be operated as nonprofits with the same academic standards as other public schools but exempt from some regulations on curriculum and budget.
Charter school initiative filed
Charter school initiative filed
Parker again without challenger
Parker again without challenger
GOP hopes to oust Roskelley from ballot
The Spokane County Republican Party plans to go to court today to try knocking Democrat John Roskelley off the primary ballot. The county GOP filed a challenge to Roskelley’s current voter registration Friday, and asked Auditor Vicky Dalton to remove his name from the ballot for the District 1 commissioner race, where he’s the sole challenger to incumbent Republican Commissioner Todd Mielke. But an auditor has no authority to strike a name from the ballot, Dalton said, and the party must convince a Superior Court judge to do that.
Another legislator out: Pflug to take GMA Board slot
Another legislator out: Pflug to take GMA Board slot
Spokane GOP challenges Roskelley candidacy
Spokane County Republicans challenge Roskelley’s “residence.” He says it’s just politics.
Spokane GOP challenges Roskelley run
Spokane GOP challenges Roskelley run
There’s a reason it’s called a political party
There’s a reason it’s called a political party
A Filing Week tradition ends
A Filing Week tradition ends
Primary filing ends with crowded ballot
OLYMPIA – Washington’s primary ballot got longer and more interesting before elections offices closed for filing Friday afternoon. Spokane-area ballots will have nine candidates for governor, eight for U.S. Senate, seven for secretary of state, six for lieutenant governor, five for a Spokane legislative seat, and four for Eastern Washington’s 5th District congressional seat.
Day 5 Filing Week: A long ballot for Aug. 7
Day 5 Filing Week: A long ballot for Aug. 7
Waite drops out, endorses Snyder
Waite drops out, endorses Snyder