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Truth testing: The negative ads from Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Lisa Brown
Television advertisements and campaign mailers are already finding their way to Eastern Washington voters from the two presumptive candidates for the region’s seat in Congress. What’s true, and what isn’t, about the claims in these ads?
28 hopefuls chase Cantwell in U.S. Senate primary
A wide array of personalities and philosophies want Washington to send them to the U.S. Senate.
Brown, McMorris Rogers talk dams, climate change and grizzlies
The four dams on the Lower Snake River are in no danger of going away. At least not at the hands of congressional candidates for Eastern Washington.
McMorris Rodgers, Brown both claim wins in money race
Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Lisa Brown both report big gains in campaign dollars.
I-1634 backers warn soda tax could spread to food
Supporters of an anti-tax initiative say they fear a local tax on food would hurt working families, even though they concede that no city or county in Washington has such a tax.
Washington, Idaho senators show deep divide on Supreme Court nomination
Republicans praised Kavanaugh’s deference to the Constitution, while Democrats warned the pick would reverse important judicial decisions involving health care and women’s reproductive rights.
Spin Control: Dozens of initiatives won’t make the ballot
The initiatives likely to make the ballot are a small sample of those that won’t.
State to check signatures on gun initiative despite concerns
Three initiatives submit far more signatures than they need to qualify for the ballot, but Secretary of State Kim Wyman says one proposal’s petitions raise legal concerns.
Voters to be asked to stop local soda and grocery taxes
Voters likely to be asked whether to prevent new local taxes on soda and other groceries.
Gun control campaign turns in signatures for I-1639
Supporters of gun control initiative turn in more than 267,000 signatures.
Court rejects bid to keep gun-control measure off ballot
An effort to get the Washington Supreme Court to block a proposed gun-control initiative was dismissed.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue endorses work requirements for food assistance
Congress is preparing to reconcile two versions of the farm bill, a sweeping piece of legislation renewed every five years that governs an array of agricultural and food assistance programs, including SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue seeks to allay farmers’ trade concerns
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sought to assure Eastern Washington agriculture and forestry leaders on Monday that American farmers will not bear the brunt of an international trade war. But Perdue would not say, specifically, how his USDA might assist farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs imposed by China and other trading partners.
Paul Turner: Mungo Jerry for Congress
When a red sign appears in a yard right next door to a lawn sporting a blue sign, I like to imagine how those neighbors get along in these polarized times.
Carbon fee initiative likely headed for Washington’s November ballot
Supporters of an initiative to impose a fee on fossil fuels turn in signatures.
4 initiative drives could turn in signatures next week
Four initiative petition drives may have enough signatures to make the ballot, secretary of state’s office says.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers votes against Republican legislation on immigration
The Congresswoman continued Thursday to push a so-called “consensus bill” that is scheduled for a vote next week. But that bill doesn’t have the support of Democrats in Congress, nor the U.S. Senate, and has been criticized by civil rights groups for doing little to improve the nation’s immigration system.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Lisa Brown both say Trump correct in reversing family separation policy
But the candidates disagreed on the next steps in Congress, with the House of Representatives set to vote on a pair of bills Thursday that have been forwarded by Republicans. They both have an unclear path in the Senate.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Lisa Brown both call for end to immigrant family separation policy
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said she was working to bring legislation to the House of Representatives’ floor that would address both the detention issue and other immigration reforms. Her Democratic challenger, Lisa Brown, urged swifter action to stop the policy, saying Congress shouldn’t let larger issues or a potential veto from President Donald Trump get in the way of ending the practice.
Ruling puts ‘Zamboni’ John’s Supreme Court campaign on ice
Zamboni John Scannell filed for his third run at a Washington Supreme Court seat. Unlike the first two times, however, he’s not going to be on the ballot.