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Special Election Could Affect Balance of Power at Capitol
Special Election Could Affect Balance of Power at Capitol
Special Election Could Affect Balance of Power at Capitol
OLYMPIA (AP) — One legislative contest in the Puget Sound area will decide whether the balance of power changes at the state Capitol. Filing week begins Monday for the November election, and the special election for the 45th District has already seen an influx of cash, The Seattle Times reports ...
Washington Considers Earlier Primaries
Washington Considers Earlier Primaries
Washington Considers Earlier Primaries
OLYMPIA (AP) — A Washington official is trying to change state law to push the presidential primary earlier in the year, giving voters a greater influence in the election. The Everett Herald reports that Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman is supporting a bill that will move the Washington primary date from the fourth Tuesday in May to the second Tuesday in March...
Clinton Accepts Democratic Nomination, Calls for Unity
Clinton Accepts Democratic Nomination, Calls for Unity
Clinton Accepts Democratic Nomination, Calls for Unity
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Clinton capped a four-day convention celebration with a plea for national unity and tolerance. Now, one of the most divisive and distrusted figures in American politics must convince voters that she, rather than Republican rival Donald Trump, can bring a deeply divided nation together...
Democratic debate gets chippy
Democratic debate gets chippy
Democratic debate gets chippy
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Ratcheting up the rancor, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled aggressively in a Democratic presidential debate Sunday night over trade, Wall Street influence and more, with Clinton accusing him of turning his back on the auto industry and Sanders countering that Clinton's friends on Wall Street had "destroyed this economy...
King to Co-chair Senate Transportation Committee Under New Plan
King to Co-chair Senate Transportation Committee Under New Plan
King to Co-chair Senate Transportation Committee Under New Plan
OLYMPIA… Under a new bipartisan banner, Democrat and Republican senators in the Washington State Senate today announced the formation of a Majority Coalition Caucus to lead the Senate during the 2013 legislative session. Twenty-five state senators have committed themselves to the new majority group, including Sen...
Yakima County Democrats To Weigh In On President Obama Agenda
Yakima County Democrats To Weigh In On President Obama Agenda
Yakima County Democrats To Weigh In On President Obama Agenda
Support for President Obama and jobs, the Affordable Care Act along with tax and immigration reforms will be measured Sunday afternoon April 15 as Democrats converge on 19 Precinct Caucus sites in Yakima County. Doors will open at 1 p...
Charlotte’s “Web”
Charlotte’s “Web”
Charlotte’s “Web”
CHARLOTTE, N.C., CHOSEN FOR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION: The Democratic National Committee announced yesterday (February 1st) that Charlotte, North Carolina, has been chosen as the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention.