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by Rich Smith • Aug 3, 2021 at 4:25 pm So. Many. Mailers. Rich Smith The people running for local office (and the deep-pocketed independent expenditures that support some of them) have spent the last couple weeks making their closing arguments to voters. Theyve also ramped up spending to make sure voters hear those arguments as loudly as legally possible. In a last-minute push to get out the vote and answer any lingering questions the electorate mi...

Montage created using Adobe Spark A montage of the members of the Washington Legislatures Black Members Caucus. From top to bottom beginning on the left: Rep. Jamila Taylor, Rep. Melanie Morgan, Rep. John Lovick, Rep. David Hackney, Rep. April Berg, Rep. Debra Entenman, Sen. Twina Nobles, Rep. Jesse Johnson, Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley. The Washington Legislatures Black Members Caucus was formed in 2019. This year the members led on a number of issues, including the enactment of sweeping poli...

A montage of the members of the Washington Legislatures Black Members Caucus. From top to bottom, left to right: Rep. Jamila Taylor, Rep. Melanie Morgan, Rep. John Lovick, Rep. David Hackney, Rep. April Berg, Rep. Debra Entenman, Sen. Twina Nobles, Rep. Jessen Johnson, Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley. Credit: Photo courtesy of Northwest News Network We have … a voice. Black lawmakers are changing the conversation in Olympia By The Washington Legislatures Black Members Caucus w...

by Rich Smith • Jul 15, 2021 at 3:30 pm Echohawk and Farrell have each drawn an independent political committee that can raise and spend as much money as they want on behalf of their chosen fav. Courtesy of the Campaigns A couple new PACs have entered the Seattle mayoral chat, marking the inevitable expansion of a race to raise and spend record-setting amounts of cash to influence voters before the primary election deadline on August 3. Last week "...

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The raise-the-age movement for juveniles was thrilled when it got all but Texas, Georgia and Wisconsin to raise the juvenile system cutoff age to 18.

Bills aimed at police accountability were among those legislators came out of an emphasis on equity.

Once wide open for the taking after current Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she would not be seeking reelection for a second term last winter, Seattle's 2021 mayoral field is narrowing down — and cashing in. The official filing deadline for all campaigns is May 21, meaning all candidates must file an official Declaration of Candidacy with King County Elections to make the primary election ballot which will be mailed out to registered voters on July...

Joe Nguyen challenging Dow Constantine for King County executive Nguyen, a state senator from West Seattle, says Washingtons most populous county needs a change in leadership. by King County Executive Dow Constantine hasn’t had a big election fight since he first won the county’s top job 12 years ago. That may be about to change. On Tuesday, state Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-West Seattle, announced  he is challenging Constantine for the county’s top leadership position. Nguyen, 37, won election ...

Bill Creating Office of Independent Investigation for Police Deadly Uses of Force Passes Legislature April 21, 2021 OLYMPIA – The Washington House of Representatives concurred with Senate amendments to House Bill 1267, which would establish an Office of Independent Investigation for police deadly uses of force, by a vote of 56-41. Sponsored by Rep. Debra Entenman (D-Kent), the bill was requested by Gov. Inslee and is based on recommendations made by the Governor’s Task Force on Independent...