But the race for Washington’s next governor has revolved largely around public safety andhot-button national issues, leaving less oxygen for questions about how to make homes across the state more affordable or how to help people transition off the streets. “It gets kind of frustrat...
OLYMPIA — Democrat Nick Brown and Republican Pete Serrano have argued against each other in court over state gun laws, and this week they debated head-to-head in the race to become the state’s next attorney general. Washington will have a new atto...
Before the election, former Democratic presidential candidate and Congressman Dean Philipps called on New York Governor Kathy Hochul to pardon Trump in his state cases “for the good of the country.” Trump latest win came in the Georgia election interference case brought by Fulton County District ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis and his state are no stranger to controversy in the areas of education and the economy. But this is what the data shows. Tim SmartMay 7, 2024 Trump Chops Away at the Government and the Fallout Is Felt in the Virginia Governor's Race The Trump ...
The Myth of Moving “Beyond Race”: Initiative 200 and Colorblindness, Bussing and the White Utopia Redux In the late 20th century, the Pacific Northwest’s racial dynamics took on a new form with the rise of colorblind rhetoric. Initiative 200 (I-200), passed in Washington State in 1998,...
For the general election, clerks willstartprocessing ballots on October 29, and tabulate them on Election Day. Still, not many will be looking to Wyoming for the marquee races of the cycle. The GOP has a vice-like grip on the state, and the Presidential, Senate and U.S. Ho...
New York’s governor meets top political leaders as she weighs removing Mayor Eric Adams from office Trump’s firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs...
President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but his influence already is rippling through state capitols Associated PressJan. 18, 2025 Resettlement Agencies Race to Help Refugees Ahead of Trump's Second Term Resettlement agencies have raced to welcome refugees before President-el...
new taxes to fill the gap. The state’s incoming governor, Democrat Bob Ferguson, says he won’t consider tax increases until the budget has been scoured for efficiencies. But he said last week he wants to preserve K-12 education while pursuing across-the-board cuts at most stat...