Three legislative staffers told Crosscut that the commissioners made various decisions about how to draw new legislative and congressional district lines in private, out of public view. Many of those decisions were...
That’s because Washington state voters have already approved stringent protections for abortion rights. Those state-level protections would remain in place even if the court upholds the Mississippi law, which seeks to ban...
Now, legislators and other observers are talking about ways to prevent a repeat of last week’s spectacle — from enacting new transparency reforms to overhauling the state’s redistricting system more dramatically. "I had...
After nine years as Washington’s secretary of state, Wyman is stepping down to take a new job in Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration. Friday marks her last full day in office before...
Under state law, the four voting members of the commission had until the end of Monday to decide how to redraw the state’s 10 congressional districts and 49 legislative districts. At least...
The four voting members of the commission had until the end of Monday to approve new congressional and legislative district maps and send them to the state Legislature. But it wasn’t immediately clear...
Hobbs, who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, has often clashed with Inslee on policy matters. For many years, Hobbs opposed Inslee’s efforts to enact a new low-carbon fuel standard to reduce emissions...
Hobbs, who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, has often clashed with Inslee on policy matters. For many years, Hobbs opposed Inslee’s efforts to enact a new low-carbon fuel standard to reduce emissions...
