July 17, 2024, 7:49am Clark County Politics
There are 11 candidates running statewide for a seat with the U.S. Senate on the Aug. 6 primary ballot. Read story
June 24, 2024, 8:40am Latest News
Sen. Maria Cantwell’s first term in the Senate didn’t come easy, as she defeated incumbent Republican Slade Gorton by a margin of less than 0.1% in 2000. Since then, the… Read story
March 5, 2023, 6:00am Business
Tech manufacturers across the country are rushing to apply for some of the $49 billion in funds that the Biden administration recently opened up through the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act to incentivize domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research. Companies are applying in droves, including some with heavy manufacturing ties in… Read story
January 27, 2023, 8:16am Latest News
They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the 1990s, they were often overlooked, or even talked down to. Read story
January 20, 2023, 7:31am Latest News
As the U.S. government on Thursday hit its self-imposed borrowing limit, Northwest lawmakers signaled the country could be in for a long fight in Congress over raising the debt ceiling that risks economic catastrophe if the parties don’t reach a deal on federal spending. Read story
January 4, 2023, 8:13am Clark County Politics
Washington Sen. Patty Murray was sworn in Tuesday as Senate president pro tempore, becoming the first woman in the country’s history to hold that role. Read story
January 3, 2023, 6:48pm Clark County News
Washington Sen. Patty Murray made history Tuesday, becoming the first woman to serve as Senate president pro tempore. That position, which presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president, is held by the senior-most member of the majority party. It also makes Murray third in line to… Read story
November 18, 2022, 7:34am Clark County News
After winning a sixth term in office, Sen. Patty Murray is set to become the first woman to serve as Senate president pro tempore, a role that would put her third in line to the presidency, her office announced Wednesday. Read story
November 10, 2022, 10:54am Election
Tiffany Smiley conceded to Sen. Patty Murray in their race for U.S. Senate late Wednesday, bowing to the blunt mathematical reality, a day after vowing to continue to fight. Read story
November 8, 2022, 9:41pm Election
Sen. Patty Murray won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic stalwart prevailed in a campaign in which she repeatedly said her Republican challenger was too extreme for Washington state. Read story
