Weaponization of the spoiler effect "This is not an article to support one candidate or another, but rather to shine a light on a flaw in our system."
Initiative 2117: Three groups say “NO WAY” Citizens Climate Lobby, Citizens Advisory Network, and The League of Women Voters all urge us to vote NO on I-2117.
The League of Women Voters: Supporting democracy for over 100 years "The League supports credible and ethical local journalism, in whatever format it is published, as essential to our democracy.”
Citizens Advisory Network takes a stand against Initiative 2117 "If passed, I-2117 will cause Ben Franklin Transit to lose approximately $5.4 million per year in funding."
“This isn’t a crusade:" Forming a new minor party in Washington State "Novoselić said that having a new party is giving people more options"
La Coalición Estatal 'Nueva Dirección' destaca el enfoque de María Beltrán en la legislación que prioriza a las personas / Statewide Coalition 'New Direction' highlights Maria Beltran's focus on people-first legislation BILINGUAL: “Together, we can ensure the voters of the new 14th Legislative District have the political representation they need and deserve,”
¡VOTA! / VOTE! BILINGUAL: "In the next couple of weeks, you are going to receive a ballot for Washington state’s primary elections."
To tell the truth "What a candidate decides to submit — and what they choose to leave out — can be telling."
Historia y futuro del voto Latino en la costa oeste / History and future of the Latino vote on the west coast BILINGUAL: “Voting is not enough; we must understand the causes we support.”
New bill safeguards libraries "The Dayton Library that was in danger of being closed by an extremist censorship group last year, now has the protection of SB 5824."
Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks about why people matter more than political parties “I really believe in grassroots politics, and going directly to the people, and centering the people in the work that I do.”
Let's buy our own ballot dropbox… "Republican party head Jim Walsh and others believe conservatives are not voting in the numbers that they used to."
Coalition unites to stop gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest “Some of the project’s worst environmental impacts — hidden from local communities — stem from extraction of the gas itself.”
Fringe extremist group fails to shutter Dayton library “Book challenges continue across the country. Sometimes the Republican legislators threaten to ‘defund’ the libraries.”