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Dueling lawsuits fuel debate over WA natural gas initiative

“It’s time to stop playing legal games and respect the will of the nearly 2 million people who voted to support ,” Ashli Penner, attorney for the Building Industry Association of Washington,...

What’s next after Washington passes pro-natural gas measure?

At a special meeting Friday, the Council voted to have its technical experts review revisions made to the residential and commercial building codes earlier in the year that are targeted by the...

Dave Upthegrove leads in WA Commissioner of Public Lands race

Upthegrove led in early results with about 53% of the vote. Jaime Herrera Beutler had about 47%, after Tuesday’s first vote counts.  The elected leader of the Department of Natural Resources oversees nearly...

WA voters want to keep carbon and capital gains taxes

After the first ballots were counted statewide, here’s where the four statewide initiatives stood:  Initiative 2117 to repeal the cap-and-invest program: 38% voted Yes to repeal, 62% voted No to keep.  Initiative...

Young Latinos in Spokane hope to make voices heard this election

Jennyfer Mesa, executive director of Latinos en Spokane (LES), said elections are always stressful for “mixed status” communities, in which some people have been in the U.S. for generations — some are...

Eastern WA farmworkers fear deportation if Trump is reelected

The largest mass deportation in history, called “Operation Wetback,” dates back to the 1950s under the Eisenhower administration, an initiative about which Trump has often spoken highly.Last year at a rally in...

Indigenous candidates hope to boost representation in WA state

Iyall is a candidate for the state Senate from the 22nd District, which includes Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater. If elected, he would be one of four Native Americans in the legislature.Lekanoff is...

How redistricting changed WA’s 12th Legislative District

Since at least 2008, no Democratic legislative candidates in the 12th District have broken 40% in a primary or the general – and in some years no Democrats were on the ballot...

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