elections

The key question hanging over legislative races today is which party will lead the state Senate for the next two years, a result that will have a role in defining the second-half of Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee's term. Inslee's agenda on climate change and transportation have been largely stifled by the GOP-controlled Senate in the last two years...

Today is Election Day and that is when Auditor Corky Holloway says a majority of ballots arrive at her office.

A federal judge is expected to rule Friday in the voting rights case in Yakima.

After negotiations between the city and the ACLU over redistricting the city failed, the Yakima City Council will meet Tuesday to discuss the way City Council elections are conducted. At the heart of the issue is concern over how the city's districts are divided...

There is still plenty of time to fill out that ballot for next month's General Election, says Yakima County Auditor Corky Holloway.

The next big deadline is coming up in a federal voting rights case in Yakima.

The city of Yakima has fired municipal court clerk Sarah Matheny and has asked the state attorney general's office to investigate. Matheny was fired by the city Monday for using her position to check the records of her primary election opponents in the race for Yakima County Clerk...

Gov. Jay Inslee is encouraging the Yakima City Council not to appeal a federal judge's order to change local elections to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Last week, District Court Judge Thomas Rice found that Yakima's city council elections violate the federal Voting Rights Act, finding that Latinos do not have full participation in city council races...

A candidate for Yakima County Clerk who has been disciplined for using her current position to check an opponent's driving record faces termination. Sarah Matheny is a Yakima Municipal Court Clerk and she admitted using her access to an internal court system database to check the driving record of opponent Steve Driscoll...

Tuesday is an important day for two races in Yakima County elections.