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Are Washington Republicans about to lose their nearly 60-year lock on the secretary of state’s office?

Austin Jenkins

Potential candidates to replace Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman are already stepping forward after Wyman, a Republican, announced she will resign next month to take an election security position with the Biden administration. Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, will appoint Wyman's replacement. That could spell the end of a nearly six decades Republican lock on the secretary of state's office.
Environment and Planning

Biden asks governors: How can we help with western wildfires?

Courtney Flatt

The federal government is asking how it can help better fight wildfires burning across the West. President Joe Biden on Friday met with seven western governors to hear their concerns.