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Washington Politics

Recap: 5 top takeaways from last week’s Washington governor debate The Columbian, Washington17:59Reichert Washington

Here's how you can watch debates in WA statewide elections The Seattle Times21:58Reichert Washington

Seattle Times blasted for saying Trump 'falsely' claimed BLM protestors took over big part of… Fox News16:56Seattle Donald Trump Washington

Trump asked when Seattle protesters would be prosecuted. Answer: They have been KUOW Public Radio01:37Seattle Donald Trump Washington

Machinists’ Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject pact, go on strike People's World19:07Seattle Boeing Washington

Boeing factory workers go on strike after overwhelming vote to reject contract offer PBS Online15:35Seattle Boeing Washington

Washington King County online ballot curing challenge Democracy Docket22:01Republicans Washington US

WA GOP suing King County Elections over commissioner of public lands primary results The Seattle Times03:46Republicans Washington US

WA Labor MP continues attack on his own government’s enviro reforms The Sydney Morning Herald00:26WA

'Wish list for industry groups': Outgoing WA Labor MP hits out at environmental protection changes ABC Online08:37WA

WA lawmakers call for investigation into UW grad’s death in West Bank The Seattle Times22:28Israel West Bank Washington

Murray, Jayapal, Cantwell call for inquiry into UW grad’s death in West Bank The Seattle Times01:20Israel West Bank Washington

In governor debate, homelessness was discussed with little depth The Seattle Times14:34Seattle US Homelessness Washington

Promise of Medicaid funding to plug homelessness budgets unmet The Seattle Times14:13Seattle US Homelessness Washington

Almost 700,000 WA households receive $200 credit for electric bills The Seattle Times21:27Washington

Free college credit program for WA high schoolers sees enrollment jump The Seattle Times22:43Washington

‘Not a matter of if.’ Sec. of State reveals how WA is combating AI deep-fakes this election Bellingham Herald15:21Washington US Politics Joe Biden

Native group cuts ties with Seattle Police Department The Seattle Times01:42Seattle Washington Crime Washington

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In the last 10 minutes

Here's how you can watch debates in WA statewide elections The Seattle Times21:58

In the last 6 hours

As election day nears, climate repeal turns up the heat on WA’s transportation budget crisis KNKX16:50

In the last 8 hours

‘Not a matter of if.’ Sec. of State reveals how WA is combating AI deep-fakes this election Bellingham Herald15:21

Earlier today

Huge stakes as trial starts in WA’s suit against Kroger-Albertsons merger The Seattle Times04:08

Yesterday

Building better neighbors and improving public safety: New executive order updates Washington’s recidivism and reentry… Washington State Governor (Press Release)21:43 16-Sept-24

Recap: 5 top takeaways from last week’s Washington governor debate The Columbian, Washington17:59 16-Sept-24

How WA AG candidates want to tackle key health issues like rising costs The Seattle Times14:14 16-Sept-24

Previous drug decriminalization stance dogs Ferguson in WA gov race WATCH The Seattle Times14:14 16-Sept-24

In the last 7 days

Seattle Times blasted for saying Trump 'falsely' claimed BLM protestors took over big part of… Fox News16:56 14-Sept-24

Seattle’s school closure plan slashes what works, not what doesn’t The Seattle Times14:44 14-Sept-24

WA lawmakers call for investigation into UW grad’s death in West Bank The Seattle Times22:28 13-Sept-24

Week in Review: Seattle Public Schools, Trump on CHOP, and SOAP/SODA KUOW Public Radio21:48 13-Sept-24

Almost 700,000 WA households receive $200 credit for electric bills The Seattle Times21:27 13-Sept-24

Machinists’ Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject pact, go on strike People's World19:07 13-Sept-24

Boeing factory workers go on strike after overwhelming vote to reject contract offer PBS Online15:35 13-Sept-24

WA Labor MP continues attack on his own government’s enviro reforms The Sydney Morning Herald00:26 13-Sept-24

Free college credit program for WA high schoolers sees enrollment jump The Seattle Times22:43 12-Sept-24

Hundreds Gather In Seattle To Remember American Activist Killed By Israel HuffPost (US)19:08 12-Sept-24

Workers pressure University of Washington for fair contract, reject paltry wage offer People's World16:49 12-Sept-24

In governor debate, homelessness was discussed with little depth The Seattle Times14:34 12-Sept-24

'Wish list for industry groups': Outgoing WA Labor MP hits out at environmental protection changes ABC Online08:37 12-Sept-24

Trump asked when Seattle protesters would be prosecuted. Answer: They have been KUOW Public Radio01:37 12-Sept-24

Murray, Jayapal, Cantwell call for inquiry into UW grad’s death in West Bank The Seattle Times01:20 12-Sept-24

‘A big percentage’ — Marking CHOP’s real borders as Capitol Hill tuned in to Trump-Harris debate Capitol Hill Seattle Blog01:08 12-Sept-24

WA Gubernatorial candidates Ferguson, Reichert clash on crime, abortion and Trump Cascadia Daily News18:40 11-Sept-24

Trump falsely claims CHOP protesters took over a big part of Seattle Bellingham Herald17:58 11-Sept-24

Fact check: Trump's claim that protesters 'took over a big percentage' of Seattle The Seattle Times16:02 11-Sept-24

New test scores show WA schools aren’t over COVID. They could be The Seattle Times14:21 11-Sept-24

Seattle to pay attorneys $750,000, wipe arrest records in graffiti case The Seattle Times14:17 11-Sept-24

Seattle City Council considers 7 ‘stay out’ drug or prostitution zones WATCH The Seattle Times14:17 11-Sept-24

Minister corrects comments on youth detention after WA Children's Court president speaks out ABC Online10:50 11-Sept-24

Trump exaggerated Seattle protest facts The Spokesman-Review, Washington05:51 11-Sept-24

‘Audacious’ goal: Central WA becomes hub for mobilizing Latino voters The Seattle Times05:11 11-Sept-24

WA governor’s debate: Watch Ferguson, Reichert face off on top issues The Seattle Times03:40 11-Sept-24

State workers walk out across WA to call for wage increases The Seattle Times03:09 11-Sept-24

Native group cuts ties with Seattle Police Department The Seattle Times01:42 11-Sept-24

WA government fee for objecting to mining activity to become 'highest in the country' ABC Online22:27 10-Sept-24

Seattle pays millions to settle two more bike/streetcar crash claims The Seattle Times22:02 10-Sept-24

Ferguson, Reichert agree eliminating elected schools chief would help WA students The Columbian, Washington21:06 10-Sept-24

Boeing strike averted? Machinists’ members to vote on tentative pact People's World17:11 10-Sept-24

WA gubernatorial debate: How to watch Ferguson and Reichert square off The Seattle Times14:16 10-Sept-24

In the last month

Washington King County Online Ballot Curing Challenge Democracy Docket22:01 9-Sept-24

49 votes put ‘green’ Democrat on Washington State’s Nov. 5 ballot People's World17:27 9-Sept-24

WA’s state hospitals are admitting patients on time. What’s needed to keep it up? The Seattle Times14:21 9-Sept-24

WA prisoners pay millions in fees to the state. Most of the money isn’t being used The Columbian, Washington14:15 9-Sept-24

Promise of Medicaid funding to plug homelessness budgets unmet The Seattle Times14:13 9-Sept-24

At the center of WA’s DCYF firestorm: A man who can be ‘his own worst enemy’ The Columbian, Washington14:06 9-Sept-24

Boeing Dodges a Work Stoppage in Washington Power Corridor00:17 9-Sept-24

Danny Westneat: WA has become an ATM for the nation -- mostly for Trump country The Olympian, Washington14:53 7-Sept-24

WA has become an ATM for the nation — mostly for Trump country | Danny Westneat The Seattle Times14:49 7-Sept-24

“WA GOP sues King County Elections over commissioner of public lands primary results” Election Law (Weblog)04:02 7-Sept-24

CAIR-WA Calls on Biden Admin to Hold Accountable Israelis Responsible for Murder of Seattle-Based Activist Aysenur Eygi Council on American-Islamic Relations (Press Release)21:53 6-Sept-24

WA GOP suing King County Elections over commissioner of public lands primary results The Seattle Times03:46 6-Sept-24

‘Food is family:’ Seattle Mayor Harrell releases revised Food Action Plan MyNorthwest03:21 6-Sept-24

WA GOP file lawsuit to challenge public lands commissioner results KNKX01:03 6-Sept-24

Seattle Mayor highlights plan to fight local food insecurity FOX13 Seattle00:46 6-Sept-24

White House-style encampment spotted in Seattle's Sodo neighborhood FOX13 Seattle00:36 6-Sept-24

Bellevue police officer hurt in VP Kamala Harris’ motorcade returns to work MyNorthwest00:18 6-Sept-24

'What more can I do?': Children's commissioner flags WA’s 'appalling' reputation on youth justice ABC Online22:18 5-Sept-24

Recount results are in for closest primary race in WA state history KNKX19:06 5-Sept-24

U.S Department of Justice and Washington State Parks resolve complaint over Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)18:50 5-Sept-24

Seattle keeps getting more liberal, survey data shows The Seattle Times18:06 5-Sept-24

Homeless man erects White House encampment in Seattle Fox News16:35 5-Sept-24

Seattle seems to be accepting a new normal of higher gun violence The Seattle Times14:22 5-Sept-24

Search begins for permanent head of WA prisons, after two deaths in youth detention ABC Online06:13 5-Sept-24

After just six months, One Nation's sole WA politician has been booted from the party's ticket ABC Online03:30 5-Sept-24

New federal WA seat confirmed, Vic electorate axed The North West Star02:59 5-Sept-24

WA lands commissioner primary results certified The Seattle Times00:00 5-Sept-24

Upthegrove squeaks through WA lands commissioner primary by 49 votes after recount The Columbian, Washington23:38 4-Sept-24

Moderate Republicans may have courted MAGA voters to save Newhouse in Central WA race The Olympian, Washington22:44 4-Sept-24

Biden Administration Monitors Boeing Labor Talks as Strike Looms BNN Bloomberg18:15 4-Sept-24

Repaired South Lake Union streetcar line back in service The Seattle Times17:37 4-Sept-24

Toxic cost of Labor’s WA obsession just keeps growing Crikey03:03 4-Sept-24

WA lands commissioner recount results: Democrat Upthegrove poised to advance to general The Seattle Times02:57 4-Sept-24

Sen. Murray: Don’t trust Trump’s promise to use public funding to support IVF MyNorthwest02:34 4-Sept-24

Why your Seattle utility bills may be about to grow The Seattle Times02:27 4-Sept-24

At center of WA's firestorm over juvenile detention: A man who can be his own worst enemy The Seattle Times18:39 3-Sept-24

Why this WA professor thinks politics and beer are a good combination The Seattle Times14:13 3-Sept-24

Seattle sued over Pier 58 construction The Seattle Times14:13 3-Sept-24

People in WA prisons pay millions in fees. Most of it isn’t being used The Seattle Times14:08 3-Sept-24

What have we learnt from the Reynolds v Higgins defamation saga? Crikey03:49 3-Sept-24

Federal politicians enter election mode, and Albanese has ‘both eyes on the prize’ The Sydney Morning Herald20:02 2-Sept-24

Why this WA Republican is featured in a $50M pro-Kamala Harris ad campaign The Seattle Times15:01 2-Sept-24

Even before Dobbs, Washingtonians sought abortion care in Oregon The Columbian, Washington14:07 2-Sept-24

The NT's CLP was annihilated in 2016 but now they're in power. Can the WA Liberals copy their success? ABC Online22:17 1-Sept-24

Labor attack ad claims Dutton won’t support WA’s $36.5b GST share WA Today09:32 1-Sept-24

The ‘quixotic’ no-youth-jail, no-police dream has finally ended in Seattle The Seattle Times14:09 31-Aug-24

Nationals WA promise to abolish first home buyers' stamp duty, spend big on country health ABC Online07:11 31-Aug-24

Lynnwood mayor calls light rail expansion a ‘generational change’ MyNorthwest21:06 30-Aug-24

What we know so far about the death of another teenager inside WA's troubled youth justice system ABC Online07:34 30-Aug-24

Teenager dies by suicide inside Banksia Hill, second child to die in youth detention in WA in less than a year ABC Online01:48 30-Aug-24

Officer defamation suit against ex-Seattle Councilmember Sawant dismissed The Seattle Times01:04 30-Aug-24

WA ombudsman cancels public address during corruption probe ABC Online21:34 29-Aug-24

AG Ferguson’s lawsuit returns more than $5.2 million from uncashed checks to Washingtonians Washington State Attorney General (Press Release)19:07 29-Aug-24

Inside the Seattle Aquarium’s new tropical exhibit — and tricky conservation balancing act The Seattle Times14:49 29-Aug-24

WA Ombudsman to pay his own way to conference in Italy, just months after CCC probe into travel ABC Online22:18 28-Aug-24

Antioch appoints new city manager from Seattle East Bay Times21:47 28-Aug-24

New WA program aims to curb air pollution in parts of state most affected, including Clark County The Columbian, Washington15:50 28-Aug-24

One of WA’s top money-raisers bets big on political no man’s land The Seattle Times14:34 28-Aug-24

State and territory pressure mounts on Catherine King as transport funding deal risks derailment ABC Online11:05 28-Aug-24

Washington congressman introduces bill that would return land to Quinault Indian Nation The Spokesman-Review, Washington03:02 28-Aug-24

What can Washington state's primary tell us about November? | 538 Politics Podcast FiveThirtyEight19:50 27-Aug-24

Funding boost to help protect Aussies from disasters The North West Star18:46 27-Aug-24

After budget disclosure decision, WA ballot measure campaigns to ramp up The Columbian, Washington14:11 27-Aug-24

Ballot recounting by hand begins in tightest WA primary in history The Seattle Times23:00 26-Aug-24

Nine minor, independent party candidates qualify for WA presidential ballot The Columbian, Washington22:14 26-Aug-24

Seattle-Tacoma airport hit by apparent cyberattack, causing days-long outages Just The News20:47 26-Aug-24

Washington State Recount for Land Commissioner Expected to Last Eight or Nine Days Ballot Access News (Weblog)18:20 26-Aug-24

Shooting settlement will ban Olympia police from decorating equipment The Seattle Times17:02 26-Aug-24

Did a failed WA governor candidate threaten a state GOP party leader? Here’s the 911 call The Columbian, Washington15:46 26-Aug-24

Police Officers' Libel Lawsuit Against Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant Thrown Out Reason18:24 25-Aug-24

How Seattle colleges are activating students for the 2024 election The Columbian, Washington14:12 25-Aug-24

‘Far from happy about it’: WA Environment Minister orders report after 800-year-old tree cut… The Sydney Morning Herald01:11 25-Aug-24

After DNC ‘serotonin’ boost, WA Dems face complacency concerns The Seattle Times15:04 24-Aug-24

Did Semi Bird threaten a WA Republican Party leader? Here’s what the 911 call said The Spokesman-Review, Washington04:05 24-Aug-24

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Washington State is considered a blue state. In the federal government, Washington is represented by two U.S. Senators and ten U.S. Representatives. Both Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray Democrats. Of the ten Representatives, eight are Democrats and two are Republican. Washington has a Democrat governor, Jay Inslee, who was reelected in 2020. The state legislature is also controlled by the Democrats, who have majorities in both chambers.

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