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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal

Pandemic still at forefront of WA state schools superintendent race

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal

May 5, 2024, 6:02am Election

The last time Washingtonians elected a state schools leader was in 2020, when most school buildings were empty because of the pandemic. Read story

The U.S. Oil &amp; Refining Co. in Tacoma has been in operation since 1957. Washington law makers will be fine-tuning the state&iacute;s 1-year-old cap-and-invest program during the 2024 Legislative session.

The multimillion-dollar fight over WA’s cap-and-invest program

The U.S. Oil &amp; Refining Co. in Tacoma has been in operation since 1957. Washington law makers will be fine-tuning the state&iacute;s 1-year-old cap-and-invest program during the 2024 Legislative session.

May 3, 2024, 3:03pm Election

Bolstered by an almost $5 million war chest, supporters of Washington’s cap-and-invest program have begun their efforts to keep the state’s carbon pricing system, which is facing a November recall referendum. Read story

Rep. Sharon Wylie, D-Vancouver for 49th District.

Rep. Wylie seeking reelection to state House for 49th Legislative District

Rep. Sharon Wylie, D-Vancouver for 49th District.

May 1, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Rep. Sharon Wylie, D-Vancouver, announced today she is seeking reelection to Washington’s 49th Legislative District, a seat she’s held since 2011. Read story

Hannah Joy, candidate for Legislature (Contributed photo)

Carson Republican Hannah Joy to seek 17th Legislative District House seat, Position 2

Hannah Joy, candidate for Legislature (Contributed photo)

May 1, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Carson Republican Hannah Joy announced last week she is again running to represent the 17th Legislative District, Position 1, in the state House of Representatives. Read story

Incumbent 3rd District Rep.

3rd Congressional District candidates discuss foreign aid, a central issue in campaign

Incumbent 3rd District Rep.

April 30, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Foreign aid is becoming a central issue in the race for Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Read story

Final special election ballots counted with no change to ballot measures in Ridgefield, Camas

April 30, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Monday’s count of the remaining 200 votes in last week’s special election yielded no change to ballot measures in Ridgefield and Camas. The Ridgefield School District’s two bond measures are still failing. The Camas emergency services levy renewal is still passing. Read story

Reid Saaris, left, and Chris Reykdal, right, are campaigning to run the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent

Reid Saaris, left, and Chris Reykdal, right, are campaigning to run the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

April 29, 2024, 6:02am Editor's Choice

In the race to lead Washington’s public school system, Reid Saaris, a teacher and founder of an education nonprofit, has raised twice as much as the incumbent, Chris Reykdal. Read story

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue firefighters extinguish a house fire Dec. 13, 2022, northeast of La Center that displaced a family of five.

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue levy lid lift would bump rate back to 2017 level

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue firefighters extinguish a house fire Dec. 13, 2022, northeast of La Center that displaced a family of five.

April 26, 2024, 3:45pm Clark County News

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue commissioners Thursday unanimously voted to put a levy lid lift on the August primary ballot. A levy lid lift allows a tax district to increase its levy rate above the annual 1 percent increase allowed by state law. Read story

FILE - Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, poses for a photo in Issaquah, Wash., Oct. 24, 2016. Sen. Mullet launched a campaign for governor on Thursday, June 1, 2023 joining a growing field of candidates seeking to replace outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Mark Mullet says $1M ‘buy-in’ deal by WA Dems favors Bob Ferguson

FILE - Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, poses for a photo in Issaquah, Wash., Oct. 24, 2016. Sen. Mullet launched a campaign for governor on Thursday, June 1, 2023 joining a growing field of candidates seeking to replace outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee. (AP Photo/Ted S.

April 26, 2024, 8:39am Election

The state Democratic Party hasn’t officially endorsed Bob Ferguson for governor, but a backroom fundraising deal has stacked the deck fully in his favor, says state Sen. Mark Mullet, Ferguson’s chief Democratic rival in the race. Read story

Voters drop off ballots at the White Center Library ballot box on voting day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

WA ranks 10th in nation for voter turnout, new data shows

Voters drop off ballots at the White Center Library ballot box on voting day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

April 26, 2024, 7:21am Election

In recent years, it seems, every federal election gets billed as the most important in our lifetime. Some are saying that about the upcoming 2024 presidential contest. Midterm elections don’t typically generate as much excitement, but some folks even said it about the 2022 midterm elections. Read story