Elections
Poll: Tight race in campaign for governor
OLYMPIA -- Washington’s leading candidates for governor are running about even, as Republican Rob McKenna is showing more strength in the state than his party’s presidential nominee, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Northwest
Approach to ed reform sets Inslee, McKenna apart
SEATTLE -- Both of Washington state's leading gubernatorial candidates say schools should find innovative new ways to teach. But they disagree sharply on how to make this happen, illustrating a key disagreement among voters.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Northwest
Obama calls Romney; congratulates him on GOP nod
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called Mitt Romney to congratulate him on winning the Republican nomination on Wednesday, just as the Democrat's campaign opened a new critique of Romney by focusing attention on his economic record as governor of Massachusetts.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Nation & World
Social issues part of governor's race debate
OLYMPIA -- Gay marriage in Washington state is all but certain to be decided by voters in November, but the state's gubernatorial candidates will be offsetting each other's votes on whether to uphold the new law approving same-sex unions.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
GOP Sen. Zarelli to quit Thursday
Republican state Sen. Joseph Zarelli of Ridgefield, who announced two weeks ago he would not seek re-election, has decided to leave office Thursday and not serve out the final six months of his...
Date: 05/29/2012 | The Petri Dish
Snohomish High senior to be Democratic elector
SNOHOMISH -- For many people, the Electoral College is a dusty memory from high school civics class -- an often overlooked part of presidential elections.
Date: 05/28/2012 | Local News
House experience a minus for some Senate hopefuls
WASHINGTON -- U.S. House members who are trying to make the step up to the Senate this year are finding themselves on the defensive about Washington experience that traditionally has been a big asset.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Nation & World
Egypt: Brotherhood, ex-regime candidate in runoff
CAIRO -- The Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate and a veteran of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s autocratic regime will face each other in a runoff election for Egypt’s president, according to first-round results Friday. The divisive showdown dismayed many Egyptians who fear either one...
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Romney's VP search enters audition phase
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Obama seeks repeat of Iowa 2008 magic
DES MOINES, Iowa -- President Barack Obama delivered his harshest rebuttal yet to rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, dismissing his challenger's claims as "a cowpie of distortions" while seeking to rekindle the all-but-faded Iowa magic that launched him in 2008. Escalating his criticism of Romney's...
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Brotherhood claims lead as Egypt vote count begins
CAIRO -- The Muslim Brotherhood said Thursday that its candidate was leading in exit polls from Egypt's landmark presidential election, as official counting began after two days of voting to choose a successor to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Romney promotes education agenda, defends Bain
WASHINGTON -- Originally planning to focus on education, Mitt Romney instead reignited the debate over his business credentials on Wednesday, welcoming scrutiny of the private equity firm he co-founded and declaring he’s a far more qualified steward of the economy than President Barack...
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Egyptians vote in first free presidential election
CAIRO -- After a lifetime of being told who will rule them, Egyptians dove enthusiastically into the uncertainty of the Arab world’s first competitive presidential race Wednesday, wrestling with a polarizing choice between secularists rooted in Hosni Mubarak’s old autocracy and...
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Coin flips decide tied Idaho elections
TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- Tied races for local Republican seats in two Idaho counties were decided by the flip of a coin, underscoring the importance of voting -- especially in close local races during primary elections with sparse turnout.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Northwest
Rob McKenna wants tougher driver's license rules; Jay Inslee unclear
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna wants Washington state to join 48 others in requiring proof of legal residency to get a driver's license. Democratic rival Jay Inslee isn't so sure.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Northwest
Brian Sullivan to stay in crowded congressional race
Democratic Snohomish County Councilman Brian Sullivan said Monday he's not giving up on his dream to serve in Congress.
Date: 05/22/2012 | Local News
GOP Sen. Pflug won't return after accepting hearings board post
Sen. Cheryl Pflug, R-Maple Valley, will not be seeking re-election after accepting a new job today with the Washington Growth Management Hearings Board.
Date: 05/21/2012 | The Petri Dish
Sullivan won't drop out of special election
Democratic Snohomish County Councilman Brian Sullivan said today he's not giving up on his dream to serve in Congress.
Date: 05/21/2012 | The Petri Dish
McKenna's King County files reveal signs of improper campaigning
SEATTLE -- Using a fax machine and letterhead from the King County Council in April 2002, the office of then-Councilman Rob McKenna sent off an invitation to the U.S. secretary of the interior.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Northwest
GOP pins state Senate hopes on two seats
OLYMPIA -- Voters in Snohomish and Island counties may decide whether Republicans regain the majority in the state Senate in 2013.If Republicans pick up three additional seats in the November elections, they'll snag control of the chamber for the first time since 2004.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Local News
Who’s running for office
U.S. SenateChuck Jackson (Prefers Republican Party)Michael Baumgartner (Prefers Republican Party)Maria Cantwell (Prefers Democratic Party)Art Coday (Prefers Republican Party)Mike the Mover (Prefers Republican Party)Glenn Stockwell (Prefers Republican Party)
Date: 05/19/2012 | Local News
McMorris Rodgers files for 5th term
SPOKANE -- U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has officially filed for re-election to a fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives from the Spokane area.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
5 file for Nielsen’s seat; update on other races
EVERETT -- Five people have filed for the seat left vacant by the untimely death of Everett City Councilman Drew Nielsen.The top two vote-getters in the August primary will face off in November to finish out Nielsen's term.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Mad scramble to get elected in 1st District
Congressional redistricting has set off a mad scramble of candidates trying to get elected either to a newly drawn district, to another that soon will no longer exist, or both.The person elected to the new 1st District will serve a two-year term beginning in January.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Birther flap: Arizona may not certify Obama for ballot
WASHINGTON -- In a revival of the controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's Hawaii birth certificate, a state official in Arizona says it's "possible" that he'll hold Obama's name off the Arizona ballot if Hawaii officials don't send him confirmation that the president was born...
Date: 05/18/2012 | Nation & World
Education group backs McKenna for governor
OLYMPIA -- An education advocacy group that typically supports Democrats endorsed Republican Rob McKenna for governor Friday, saying he has concrete proposals that would improve outcomes for students.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Special election chaos: DelBene, Ruderman join Burner in contest
UPDATE: Democrats Suzan DelBene and Laura Ruderman announced today they will run in both the special and regular elections in the 1st Congressional District.Both women declared their intentions within minutes of Darcy Burner's announcement that she would vie in both contests.
Date: 05/18/2012 | The Petri Dish
Mitt Romney all but cedes Massachusetts
BELMONT, Mass. -- Don't bet on Mitt Romney winning his home state. Or even trying."That's not been a topic of discussion," Romney campaign adviser Kevin Madden said when asked if the Republican former Massachusetts governor would compete in the heavily Democratic state.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Nation & World
Sen. Chase's daughter to run in special election
Carin Chase, chairwoman of the 32nd Legislative District Democrats and daughter of state Sen. Maralyn Chase, said today she wants to be the person elected to serve the final month of U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee's term.
Date: 05/15/2012 | The Petri Dish
Obama seeks to undercut Romney's record on jobs
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is casting Mitt Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate titan with little concern for the working class in a new, multipronged effort that seeks to undermine the central rationale for his Republican rival's candidacy: his business credentials.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
Candidates can file for Everett council seat
EVERETT -- The Snohomish County Auditor's office is taking steps to fill the Everett City Council seat of Drew Nielsen, who died Saturday in a rafting mishap.The auditor's office is accepting candidate filings through 5 p.m. Friday.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Local News
Koster 'not inclined' to run in special election
Republican John Koster said this afternoon he isn't making plans to run in the special election to fill the unexpired term of U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee.“At this point, I am not inclined to get into the race,” said Koster, a Snohomish County Councilman.
Date: 05/14/2012 | The Petri Dish
Ron Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'
WASHINGTON -- Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
Filing begins, including 2 races for same seat
The political season heats up this week, as candidates file for local, state and federal offices.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Local News
County councilman to run for 1-month Congress post
Snohomish County Council Chairman Brian Sullivan said Sunday he's agreed to be the Democratic Party's candidate in this year's special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Local News
Mitt Romney courts evangelicals at Liberty University (video)
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Mitt Romney, needing badly to stir momentum among skeptical evangelical Christians vital to his presidential hopes, told a polite audience Saturday at Liberty University, an influential Christian school, that he shares and deeply respects their values.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Nation & World
Mitt Romney defends 'one man, one woman' union (video)
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Mitt Romney's Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical university Saturday.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Nation & World
Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the Republican presidential candidate's recognition that his record...
Date: 05/10/2012 | Nation & World
Obama criticized Romney as 'backwards on equality'
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama wasted little time casting Republican rival Mitt Romney as “backwards on equality” on Thursday, eager to transform his historic embrace of same-sex marriage into donor enthusiasm and grassroots vigor.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Nation & World
Call for Social Security, Medicare changes to figure in elections
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are taking a bold political gamble by pushing historic changes in Medicare and Social Security.The popular programs, designed primarily to provide health care coverage and income security for seniors, have been politically untouchable for decades.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Nation & World
Romney slowly pulls together GOP support
WASHINGTON -- Republican party leaders are starting to rally around Mitt Romney, but it's not exactly a stampede of support for the expected GOP presidential nominee.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Nation & World
County staffer delivered dirt to Reardon campaign
EVERETT -- Aaron Reardon didn't need to dirty his own hands in unearthing embarrassing information about his opponent in last year's Snohomish County executive race.
Date: 05/06/2012 | Local News
Obama dives into campaign, rips into Romney (video)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Plunging into his campaign for a new term, President Barack Obama tore into Mitt Romney on Saturday as a willing and eager "rubber stamp" for conservative Republicans in Congress and an agenda to cut taxes for the rich, reduce spending on education and Medicare and enhance power...
Date: 05/05/2012 | Nation & World
Brown's decision may boost GOP chances in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown of Spokane made a stunning announcement today that she will not seek re-election to the state Legislature this fall.
Date: 05/03/2012 | The Petri Dish
Guns won't be banned around GOP convention
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott has rejected a request from the Tampa mayor to prohibit the carrying of guns in downtown during the Republican National Convention this summer because it would infringe upon "sacred constitutional traditions," according to a letter released Wednesday.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Nation & World
Everett governor candidate shut out of debate
What does a guy running for governor have to do to get an invitation to the election's first big debate next month?
Date: 05/03/2012 | Local News
Fundraising in federal races near $2 billion in 2011
Presidential and congressional candidates plus the political forces behind them raised nearly $1.9 billion last year, according to a report released today by the Federal Election Commission.
Date: 05/01/2012 | The Petri Dish
McKenna says lower business costs will spur jobs
OLYMPIA -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna is repeating his call to cut costs to small businesses, something he says will enable them to hire more workers.
Date: 05/01/2012 | Northwest
McKenna pushes jobs plan, plugs work with NASCAR driver
Republican Rob McKenna is taking most of today off from his job as the state's attorney general to campaign for the position he hopes to win this fall which is governor.
Date: 05/01/2012 | The Petri Dish
One month in Congress will pay $15,000
Whoever wins this year's special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee can count on a nice salary and decent benefits for a month's work in arguably the world's most powerful political institution.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Local News
Medical marijuana becomes key issue in Oregon race
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Of the thousands of laws that Oregon's attorney general enforces or interprets, the one allowing medical marijuana has lit up the campaign for that office more than any other.
Date: 04/28/2012 | Northwest
FCC wants TV stations to post political ad info online
The three-member Federal Communication Commission acted today to make it easier to find out how much candidates are spending on television ads in the biggest media markets, including Seattle.
Date: 04/27/2012 | The Petri Dish
NLRB probes leaks to Romney campaign
WASHINGTON — A government watchdog has expanded an ethics probe of the National Labor Relations Board after finding that more inside information was leaked to a former adviser to Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, a Democratic lawmaker said Thursday.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Nation & World
6 reasons it's the Year of Big Money in politics
WASHINGTON -- Sure, there's always handwringing about money in politics. This time really is different, though -- the first presidential race since the courts changed the rules, clearing the way for secret cash and freeing billionaires and businesses to write multimillion-dollar checks for their...
Date: 04/26/2012 | Nation & World
Newt Gingrich to end presidential campaign
Newt Gingrich will suspend his campaign next week and plans to help presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in his fall campaign against President Obama, according to Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Nation & World
Inslee a meticulous manager of campaign cash
OLYMPIA -- Three months after his first quest for governor came to an end in 1996, Jay Inslee began draining the $6,000 surplus in his campaign account by sending out a refund of $1,000 -- to himself.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Northwest
Newt Gingrich to end presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden presidential bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and rally the GOP behind its apparent nominee.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Nation & World
Inslee, McKenna offer ideas for maritime industry
SEATTLE -- Gubernatorial hopefuls Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna are offering some ideas about how to bolster the region's maritime industry but didn't specifically say how they would pay for those improvements.
Date: 04/24/2012 | Northwest
Another Republican enters race for Pearson's seat
Gregory Lemke of Arlington has become the fourth Republican candidate vying to succeed state Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe.
Date: 04/23/2012 | The Petri Dish
Precedent against same-sex marriage
When it comes to marriage, voters in this country aren't all that kind to same-sex couples.
Date: 04/22/2012 | Local News
How gay marriage fared in elections elsewhere
In February, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a law allowing gay and lesbian couples in Washington to marry. It will take effect June 7 unless, as expected, opponents get enough signatures to put the law before voters in November -- with the hope voters will reject it. If opponents qualify
Date: 04/22/2012 | Need to Know
Some Dems feel bombarded by Republican cash
WASHINGTON -- "Where's the cavalry?"That's the question some Democrats in Missouri are asking about the wave of outside money flooding the state to unseat Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Nation & World
President Obama: Republicans are wrong on economy
ELYRIA, Ohio -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his Republican rivals are sincere, patriotic and absolutely wrong about how to reinvigorate the economy. He said they "don't seem to remember how America was built."
Date: 04/19/2012 | Nation & World
Bothell annexation failing; levies passing in Stanwood, Lakewood
BOTHELL -- Most people on the outskirts of Bothell don't want to be annexed into the city.
Date: 04/17/2012 | Local News
Front Porch: USS Nimitz departs for training exercises
Nimitz takes cruiseThe aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on Monday pulled away from its pier in Everett. The warship is headed for a training run to San Diego and a stop in the San Francisco Bay area for the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Date: 04/17/2012 | Local News
DelBene leads in latest 1st District money report
OLYMPIA -- Suzan DelBene leads the Democratic pack of candidates in the fundraising race for Washington's 1st Congressional District, raising more than $341,000 in the first three months of this year and winning an endorsement from Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Northwest
DelBene leads in latest 1st District money report
OLYMPIA -- Suzan DelBene leads the Democratic pack of candidates in the fundraising race for Washington's 1st Congressional District, raising more than $341,000 in the first three months of this year and winning an endorsement from Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Northwest
Kucinich asking voters if he should run in state
OLYMPIA -- Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich is asking voters whether he should run for Congress in Washington state. Kucinich sent out a survey to his supporters on Sunday asking them for input. He said he wanted guidance and that the submissions would be critical to his decision.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Northwest
Democratic caucus first step in picking delegates
MUKILTEO -- Four years ago, some 3,000 people jammed Kamiak High School to participate in the raucous Democratic caucuses, with participants divided between support of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Local News
Lynnwood council poised to reconsider traffic cameras
Lynnwood officials now say it's time for the community to really discuss the city's revenue reliance on controversial traffic-enforcement cameras.
Date: 04/14/2012 | Need to Know
Mitt Romney lashes Obama at NRA convention (video)
ST. LOUIS -- Mitt Romney drew a warm reception from the National Rifle Association on Friday as he attacked President Barack Obama for "employing every imaginable ruse and ploy" to restrict gun rights, which Romney pledged not to do if elected in November.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Nation & World
Goodman ends bid for 1st District House seat
State Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, said today he is ending his campaign for the 1st Congressional District seat and instead will seek re-election to the Legislature.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Local News
Goodman ends bid for Congress
State Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, said today he is ending his campaign for the 1st Congressional District seat and will seek re-election to the Legislature instead.
Date: 04/12/2012 | The Petri Dish
Lawmakers don't fund election to replace Inslee
OLYMPIA -- State election officials learned Wednesday they won't be getting an extra $1 million to cover the costs of a special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee.Lawmakers did not include any money in the state budget they passed Wednesday before adjourning and heading home.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Local News
Political FYI
State GOP chairman to speak in EverettState GOP chairman Kirby Wilbur is scheduled to speak at the Evergreen Republican Women's Club's April meeting later this month.Wilbur is a conservative activist and radio personality who has been involved in politics for 35 years.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Local News
Gingrich, campaigning in N.C., says he's not going away
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's campaign Monday began morphing into less of a pursuit of the presidency and more into an effort to shape the Republican platform and to influence the discussion in the fall elections.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Nation & World
Front Porch: Start rehearsing for lip sync contest
Start rehearsingPeople who love lip syncing can start practicing for the Sky Valley Chamber of Commerce competition.The 24th annual Lip Sync Contest is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Sultan High School Commons, 13715 310th Ave. SE.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Local News
Romney faces lengthy to-do list as likely GOP pick
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney faces a daunting to-do list as he transitions into the role of likely Republican presidential nominee.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Nation & World
Campaign says Santorum's daughter is recovering
WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's hospitalized daughter could be released Monday, his campaign said.Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley said 3-year-old Bella was doing much better and could be discharged from a northern Virginia hospital by the end of the day.
Date: 04/09/2012 | Nation & World
Third Republican enters race for Pearson's seat
Robert Pilgrim, a detective with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, has joined an increasingly crowded field competing to succeed Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe.
Date: 04/09/2012 | The Petri Dish
Candidates sought for new majority-minority districts
SEATTLE -- In the newly created eastern Washington legislative district where Latinos are the majority of the constituents, so far only one Latino candidate has declared a run for public office. And he's a 21-year-old college student.
Date: 04/08/2012 | Northwest
Mitt Romney faces challenges in reaching female voters
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney is starting to hone his appeal to female voters, acutely aware as he turns to the general election that he has little choice but to narrow President Barack Obama's commanding lead among this critical constituency.
Date: 04/08/2012 | Nation & World
Is a few weeks in Congress worth the run?
What a dilemma. Eight candidates battling for a two-year term as the next representative of the 1st Congressional District must soon decide whether they want to try to get the job for a couple weeks in December, as well.
Date: 04/08/2012 | Local News
Reed seeks nearly $1 million for special congressional election
The price for the special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee is rising.Secretary of State Sam Reed on Thursday asked House and Senate budget writers for another $995,000 to cover costs associated with educating voters and conducting the balloting in August and November.
Date: 04/06/2012 | The Petri Dish
Three in Monroe will run to replace state Rep. Pearson
MONROE -- Three Monroe residents, including Mayor Robert Zimmerman, began campaigning this week to succeed state Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, this fall.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Local News
Edmonds councilman to resign
EDMONDS -- Michael Plunkett has announced that he intends to resign his council seat June 4.City Council members will accept applications and interview those interested in the position beginning May 22, according to Council President Strom Peterson.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Local News
Inslee wants new state dollars to go to education
RENTON -- Gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee said Thursday any new dollars the state brings in through the economic recovery and his plans for job creation and budget cuts should go to education first.
Date: 04/05/2012 | Northwest
Monroe mayor joins race for Pearson's seat
Republican Robert Zimmerman, the mayor of Monroe since 2009, began campaigning this week to fill the seat of state Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, this fall.
Date: 04/05/2012 | The Petri Dish
Don't tell state GOP delegates race is over
Republican presidential candidates are not done fighting for delegates in Washington state.Far from it.And if what happened at Snohomish High School on Saturday is any indication, next month's state Republican Party confab in Tacoma may be a real humdinger.
Date: 04/05/2012 | Local News
Tea Party activist Elizabeth Scott to seek Pearson's seat
Elizabeth Scott of Monroe, a conservative Republican with political roots in the Tea Party movement, launched a campaign Tuesday to succeed state Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, in the 39th...
Date: 04/04/2012 | The Petri Dish
Mill Creek councilman challenging Rep. Hans Dunshee
MILL CREEK -- Republican Mark Harmsworth, a councilman for the city of Mill Creek, has begun a campaign to unseat incumbent state Rep. Hans Dunshee, D-Snohomish.Harmsworth, who is in his second term on the City Council, formally announced his candidacy last week.
Date: 04/04/2012 | Local News
Sheriff's sergeant running for House seat vacated by Barbara Bailey
ISLAND COUNTY -- Dave Hayes, a sergeant in the Snohomish County Sheriff's Department and president of a statewide law enforcement organization, has launched a campaign to succeed state Rep. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor.
Date: 04/04/2012 | Local News
Mitt Romney turns from primaries, toward Obama
MILWAUKEE — Mitt Romney is turning away from his primary opponents and toward Democratic President Barack Obama after sweeping three more Republican contests.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Nation & World
House to put out new budget plan Wednesday
House Democratic leaders said this morning they intend to roll out a new budget proposal Wednesday morning and hold hearings on several reform bills in the afternoon.
Date: 04/03/2012 | The Petri Dish
Rob McKenna leaps into fray over state budget
OLYMPIA -- As a budget deal continued to elude lawmakers Monday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna jumped into the fray with his ideas on how to reach agreement in the special session and who is to blame for the continuing impasse.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Local News
Eyman pushes for 'renewal' of anti-tax initiative
MUKILTEO -- Initiative impresario Tim Eyman said Monday he will once again push for a ballot measure limiting the ability of state lawmakers to create or raise taxes.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Local News
Election called to replace Inslee for 1 month
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire said Monday a special election to replace Democratic U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee will be held in the old boundaries of the 1st Congressional District and it may cost taxpayers as much as $770,000 to conduct.
Date: 04/02/2012 | Local News
Police officer to seek Bailey's seat
Dave Hayes, a sergeant in the Snohomish County Sheriff's Department and president of a statewide law enforcement organization, has launched a campaign to succeed state Rep. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor.
Date: 04/02/2012 | The Petri Dish
McKenna's 15-minute plan to balance the budget
Rob McKenna, the Republican Party's leading man in the contest to be Washington's next governor, is stealing the media limelight again.
Date: 04/02/2012 | The Petri Dish
Romney, Santorum reach out to conservatives
PEWAUKEE, Wis. -- Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum each sought to shore up their standing with religious conservatives Saturday as the two leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination battled for support in the Wisconsin primary.
Date: 04/01/2012 | Nation & World
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