E-tools for Election Day; the state gets personal
Election geeks take note: we've reached a new level of high-tech politics in Washington. Secretary of State Sam Reed is offering a palette of e-tools for your election day fun.
View ArticleCheers erupt in Olympia with news of new Congress seat
There were celebrations in Olympia when news broke Tuesday that Washington state will get an additional member of Congress as a result of the 2010 Census.
View ArticleWashington could become all vote-by-mail state
Washington would become an all vote-by-mail state under a bill being considered by a State Senate committee.Pierce County is the last in the state that still allows polling places and some of the...
View ArticleFormer radio talk show host new state Republican Party chair
Kirby Wilbur is the new Republican Party chairman in Washington, unseating former state lawmaker Luke Esser over the weekend in a party's leadership vote. The former KVI talk radio host beat Esser by a...
View ArticleB.C. Gets New Premier
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-954952.mp3British Columbia is getting get a new Premier. Over the weekend, the province elected a new leader. The new Premier, which...
View ArticleWednesday morning's headlines
Making headlines this morning around the Northwest:Where's Spring? Snow Falls in Lowlands, MountainsFarewell to State's Last Polling PlacesSeattle Settlement Over Domestic Violence Cases Hey, it's...
View ArticleMajority-minority congressional district looking more likely
OLYMPIA, Wash. – There’s new hope among minority groups in Washington that the state could soon have a majority-minority Congressional district. This fresh optimism follows Tuesday’s unveiling of four...
View ArticleMissouri GOP Senate Candidate's Remarks On Rape Stir Controversy
Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, the Republican who's challenging Democrat Claire McCaskill for the U.S. Senate seat, said in a television interview Sunday that it's "rare" for women to become pregnant...
View ArticleEnding Saturday mail affects Washington balloting
With Saturday mail delivery ending this summer, Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman says voters should think about getting their ballots in the mail sooner. She says ballots should be mailed Friday...
View ArticlePlan to carve city council into districts likely headed for ballot
Seattle voters will likely get a chance to consider a new way to elect the city council. Supporters of a district-elections amendment delivered 10 boxes of petitions to the city clerk, containing...
View ArticleMoney Pours in From Both Sides of SeaTac Minimum Wage Fight
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have poured into both sides of a heated controversy over a proposed minimum wage hike in the city of SeaTac. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an appeal by...
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