Former Washington State Treasurer Duane Davidson announced Monday that he will run for the State House in District 8 (Benton County). Calling himself “Washington’s Fiscal...Read More

At a Wednesday House Appropriations Committee hearing, the Secretary of State’s Office testified in opposition to a bill that would permit the use of ranked...Read More

Today Secretary of State Kim Wyman presided over Washington’s 2020 Electoral College. The state’s 12 electors cast ballots for Joseph R. Biden for president and...Read More

Democrat T’wina Nobles has defeated incumbent Republican Steve O’Ban and will become the next Senator for Washington’s 28th Legislative District. Nobles will be the only...Read More

Senator Jamie Pedersen, Chair of Washington Senate Democratic Campaign (WSDC) was optimistic on election night that his caucus would expand it’s majority. Speaking to Wire...Read More

With the COVID-19 pandemic dragging on and the 2020 election drawing near, states around the country raced to expand mail-in voting and looked to Washington...Read More

It feels like, regardless of who wins this year at any level of government, that one chapter of our American story is ending – and another...Read More

Next week, in collaboration with TVW, the Wire will host a three-hour “Election Night in Washington” show broadcast via TVW and on our site. We’ll...Read More

This afternoon, ahead of tonight’s Lieutenant Governor debate sponsored by the Washington State Debate Coalition, the Northwest Progressive Institute released its October 2020 polling in...Read More

In Whatcom County’s closely fought 42nd Legislative District House race, Representative Sharon Shewmake and general election Republican challenger Jennifer Sefzik each say they hold consensus...Read More