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In the August primary, Republican voters in Washington state will have to decide between two major candidates for governor – one endorsed by their party, and one who says their party is in “disarray.”
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The Republican frontrunner, Dave Reichert, withdrew from the endorsement process calling it "deceptive" and the party "disjointed."
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The south part of Tacoma has some of the lowest voter turnout in Washington state. Regardless, organizers for one initiative hit the neighborhood hard this election season.
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Burien City Council has been split over the question of what to do about a local homeless encampment. But voters have taken a strong stance.
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Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigatingAuthorities are trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices in at least five states, including Washington.
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Early vote tallies seem to show support for more law enforcement staffing and infrastructure in most major Western Washington cities, but not all.
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Election offices in four Washington counties were evacuated Wednesday, after receiving mail with unknown powdery substances as workers processed ballots.
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Hundreds of protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza are blocking traffic at the Port of Tacoma, where a military supply ship had recently arrived. The Cape Orlando drew similar protests in Oakland, California, on Friday before it sailed to Tacoma.
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Seven candidates are running to become Washington's next Commissioner of Public Lands. People who are familiar with the office say it's not shocking – even if some voters aren't totally sure what the commissioner's job is.
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Homelessness is a top issue on voters' minds. This week, KNKX co-sponsored a series of debates to see where candidates stand.
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President Biden today directed federal agencies to restore healthy and abundant wild salmon populations to the Columbia River Basin. The presidential memorandum says tribal treaties need to be honored.
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From hardscape allowances to protecting culturally modified trees, Seattle’s Urban Forestry Commission is looking at proposals to amend the new tree ordinance, which advocates say falls short of the city’s climate and equity goals.