OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington State employees no longer need to get a COVID-19 booster to remain employed. Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued an updated directive on policies Thursday. The current requirement that new and current state employees be fully vaccinated…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Until Democratic state Sen. Steve Hobbs was appointed as Washington’s secretary of state last November, Republicans had a hold on the office for 56 years. Now, they’ve been shut out of the general election. Hobbs captured…
SPOKANE, Wash. – The City of Spokane is seeking input on what the public feels is most important to consider when proposing boundary changes to current…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The two Republican members of Congress from Washington who drew interparty challenges due to their vote to impeach former President Donald Trump were leading other Republicans in the state’s top two primary Wednesday. Under Washington’s primary…
SPOKANE CO., Wash. -- Spokane County will expand from a three-person County Commission to a five-person County Commission following the midterm election. Here is a…
SPOKANE CO, Wash. -- Incumbent Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Democratic newcomer Natasha Hill are currently leading in Washington's Fifth Congressional District race. In the latest…
SEATTLE (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray has advanced to the fall election in her quest for a sixth term after the longtime incumbent highlighted her support for…
SPOKANE, Wash.-- The Primary Election is here, and the Spokane County Elections office is busy collecting ballots. The office says the voter turnout will be close to 30 percent…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) issued a statement following the Department of Justice's lawsuit announcement over Idaho's restrictive abortion law. The lawsuit alleges the ban violates the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, which protects patients’ access to…
BOISE, ID. — Governor Brad Little released a statement on Tuesday after President Joe Biden's U.S. Justice Department said they were filing a lawsuit over Idaho's…
SEATTLE (AP) — Patty Murray is running for a sixth term in the U.S. Senate and, if reelected, she’d join two former Democratic stalwarts as the longest serving senators from Washington state. Murray, 71, was first elected to the chamber…
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. --- If you haven’t registered to vote yet, there’s still time! In Washington, it is possible to register to vote and get your ballot in…
SPOKANE, Wash. — "Decision Day" is on August 2 for the primary election. The Spokane County Elections Office has been getting boxes filled with ballots all…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Spokane City Council approved an ordinance in Monday's meeting for funding allocations for Spokane Police vehicles. The Special Budget Ordinance…
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane City Council has delayed voting on an ordinance that would determine the process and criteria for siting essential City facilities. The…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Voters still have time to return their ballots for Washington's Primary Election. Ballots are due by 8 p.m. on August 2. People…
BOISE, ID. — The clock is officially ticking on legal abortion in Idaho. The U.S. Supreme Court signed the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision…
PUTNAM, Conn. (AP) — Even as numerous Republican-governed states push for sweeping bans on abortion, there is a coinciding surge of concern in some Democratic-led states that options for reproductive health care are dwindling due to expansion of Catholic hospital…
By Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest As the Spokane County auditor for 24 years, Vicky Dalton has gotten used to answering questions from election skeptics. But since 2020, things have changed. As former President Donald Trump has amplified debunked conspiracies of widespread…
Even with popularity for President Biden and Gov. Inslee declining, voters are favoring blue, according to a Crosscut/Elway poll.
The Washington Primary Election is two weeks away, and voter safety is important this time of year.
Washington voters will decide on August 2 who will advance to the November general election.
As midterm voting kicks into high gear, Republican activists in Washington are organizing surveillance of ballot drop boxes, generating complaints and concern from some elections officials.
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Spokane City Council approved an ordinance that permits and encourages the construction of multi-family homes in more residential zoning districts. The ordinance…
