Elections 2016

Will You Be Watching The Vice-Presidential Debate Tonight?

As the political season winds down you’ll have one more chance to hear local candidates at a Lower Valley Candidates Forum at the Zillah Civic Center on October 18, 2016 at 6:30pm. Featured topics for candidates include Business, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Other local community concerns...

It’s been a long time since someone new sat in the Lieutenant Governor’s office but that change is coming this year and the Yakima County Republican Central Committee is hosting a meet-and-greet opportunity for Marty McClendon, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, on Friday, September 30th...

Tonight’s the night.  The first presidential debate is set for 6pm pacific.  It's the first of three debates tonight between HILLARY CLINTON and DONALD TRUMP. It takes place at Hostra University, in Hempstead, Long Island, and will be moderated by NBC's LESTER HOLT...

We are heading into the home stretch of the 2016 presidential campaign and win or lose, Republicans will have some soul searching to do when it’s all over.  What happened to mainstream Jeb Bush, how far “outside” was Sen. Ted Cruise, why did Gov...

Is there no expectation or hope for privacy? DONALD TRUMP and his ex-wife, IVANA, are trying to keep records of their 1990 divorce from being unsealed by the NY Times and Gannett newspapers. Is that reasonable? Does the public have a right to know the details of a quarter century old separation...

Ok, here’s what drives me crazy. A new Suffolk University poll gives HILLARY CLINTON a 44-to-37-percent lead over DONALD TRUMP in Michigan among likely voters, with 10-percent undecided. That is a 7 point advantage and yet - Sixty-three percent of Michigan voters say Clinton is untrustworthy compared to Trump who is seen as untrustworthy by 53%...

Yakima County Auditor Charles Ross's office has posted notice of a special meeting for the purpose of recounting by hand the ballots cast in the Aug. 2 Primary Election to determine who will face incumbent David Taylor, R-Moxee, November's General Election.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A new poll shows that the Democratic candidates for president and governor hold strong leads in Washington state, though neither is above 50 percent. The latest survey by independent pollster Stuart Elway was released Monday...

OLYMPIA (AP) — Election week in Washington state continues as election officials continue to count results from the state's all-mail primary. Counties posted more results late Friday afternoon though margins in main races didn't dramatically shift...