Her critics say they were circumvented and left in the dark on severance payments to former employees.
Historically, justices really don’t like to mess with initiatives before voters get a crack at them.
School could be delayed as negotiations intensify in nearly every district in Snohomish County.
Challengers Brian Luke and Gary Franco are separated by fewer than 100 votes in the primary tally.
It now goes to the state Supreme Court to decide if Initiative 1639 will be on the ballot this fall.
The deal needs to be ratified by the teachers union and be approved by the school board.
Republicans have to worry about Trump. Meanwhile, big money is flowing into initiative campaigns.
Firearms in the home must be “unusable” to all but the owner or those they’ve authorized to use it.
Friday night election tallies show changing results while some ballots remain uncounted.
A levy increase sought by Fire District 24 in Darrington continued to falter.
Republicans in the Legislature have three months to come up with a stunning election counterpunch.
Meanwhile, in Everett, an appointed city councilwoman was trailing two challengers.
Drop your ballot in any mailbox, but it must be postmarked today. There also are special ballot boxes.
The representative is retiring at the end of his term.
For example, which of 28 challengers will face Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell this fall?
A duel involving two conservative Republicans with political experience is dominating a contest for a state Senate seat in the northeast stretches of Snohomish County.… Continue reading
So far, it’s happening in Edmonds, Omak, Othello, Bellevue and Lake Washington, to name a few.
What makes this an important seat is the partisan divide in the chamber.
The proposed scale ensures the district’s classroom teachers are amongst the highest paid in the state.
It’s the first time he’s run without a mainstream Republican in the race.
