politics

GOP Candidates For Governor Visit SW Washington Despite Public Health Orders

By Troy Brynelson • Jul 16, 2020
Courtesy Anton Sakharov

 A soiree outside Camas last week for Republican gubernatorial candidates in Washington was held in defiance of state public health laws while coronavirus cases spike across the state.

175 Women Demand Change To Culture, Sexual Harassment Policies At Washington Legislature

By Walker Orenstein and Austin Jenkins • Nov 6, 2017
Austin Jenkins / Northwest News Network

More than 170 women who work or have worked at the state Capitol have signed onto a letter urging sweeping change at the Legislature to end inappropriate behavior and misconduct women say they face on the job.

Bipartisan Coalition To Take Control Of Washington Senate?

By • Dec 10, 2012

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington is currently a Democratic one party rule state. But that could change this week. A possible challenge to the Democrats' tenuous control of the Washington state senate could emerge. Senate Republicans have called a news conference Monday morning at the Capitol. A bipartisan group of senators is expected make an announcement regarding the leadership of the state’s upper chamber. All it would take is two Democratic senators to join with Republicans to create a philosophical majority.

Kitzhaber Proposes 'Education Investment' Spending Plan

By Colin Fogarty • Nov 30, 2012
File Photo / Legislative Media

SALEM, Ore. - Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber is asking state lawmakers to cap cost of living pay increases for public sector retirees. 

Budget Chair: Total Shortfall = $2.76 Billion

By • Nov 29, 2012
Washington House of Representatives

Governor-elect Jay Inslee and Washington lawmakers face a nearly $3B conundrum in the next two-year budget. That's the stark assessment of House Budget Chair Ross Hunter, D-Medina.

Hunter outlined the bigger-than-previously-reported budget gap in a PowerPoint slide presentation to fellow House Democrats at the start of two days of pre-session meetings at the Capitol.

Washington Ledge: Senate Ds Offer Rs One More Seat On Committees

By • Nov 27, 2012

In recognition of their tenuous majority, Senate Democrats have proposed to give minority Republicans an additional seat on each policy committee, including the budget-writing Ways and Means committee. That would mean Democrats would have just a one vote advantage over Republicans. "No majority, Republican or Democratic, has allowed for such a narrow split in at least a decade," says a Democratic Caucus press release. 

How To Pass A Ballot Measure

By Chris Lehman • Nov 15, 2012

The folks over at CFM Strategic Communications, a prominent Oregon lobbying/public relations firm, have written up an interesting post-election analysis of the campaign to pass Ballot Measure 79.