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With five elections, get ready to vote a lot in 2020
It will be a busy year as voters decide the fate of school bonds and help choose the…
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Election quirks: Drop boxes, tossed ballots, fickle voters
Before turning the page on the November election, here are a few questions to ponder.
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When asked their opinion on contract talks, they were silent
A 2017 law lets lawmakers offer negotiation topics. But a bipartisan panel didn’t do so this week.
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Post-election, new battles loom over Eyman’s car-tab measure
Lawmakers will wrangle over cuts in transportation spending as lawyers tangle on the measure’s legality.
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Lawmakers to governor: How dare you mess with our budget!
They want Jay Inslee to halt his planned $175 million reallocation of state transportation dollars.
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This year’s biggest election for Democrats isn’t on the ballot
Four women are vying to become the next House speaker. The Democratic caucus will decide in July.
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With Palumbo out, capital gains tax gets real for Democrats
His successor could be the vote leaders need. But with elections in 2020, tax may be off the…
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Pow! Bam! Inslee delivers a one-two punch of executive power
Governor shifted $175M to culverts and vetoed a sentence he said threatened funding for transit.
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Upon further review, EPA wants to redo water quality rules
Feds say they’ll use what the state submitted in 2016 even though they’re no longer the state’s faves.
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In state House, one historic era ends and another begins
Chopp is out as speaker. Lovick is in, and already dealing with next steps in two investigations.
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Controversial 2018 election mailers were audacious — and legal
Misleading postcards didn’t violate election laws because they touted non-candidates, the PDC found.
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Signature of registered voter is a coveted commodity
The competitive nature of the initiative and referendum season now peaking in Washington.