Wolfe, Romero lead in Thurston commission race
County Commissioners Cathy Wolfe and Sandra Romero are looking forward to serving another term after Tuesday night’s preliminary results put them more than 10 percent ahead of their...
View ArticlePublic safety and criminal justice tax increase approved
In initial returns, Olympia voters were favoring a one-tenth of a percent sales tax increase to pay for police and public safety programs, 57.56 percent to 42.44 percent.</p>
View ArticleOrcutt defeats Morgan in 20th Legislative District
Incumbent Rep. Ed Orcutt, a Republican, handily defeated independent Republican challenger John Morgan in the 20th state legislative district. Orcutt was leading in the results 70.05 percent to 29.95...
View ArticleHaigh leading Griffey in 35th Legislative Dist.
Democratic candidate Kathy Haigh, the incumbent for State Representative Position 1, has a narrow lead of 50.1 percent of the votes over Republican challenger Dan Griffey with 49.86 percent of the...
View ArticleBraun leads Swecker in 20th Legislative District
One incumbent was winning handily and voters were turning out another in the state house and senate races for the newly redrawn 20th District.</p>
View ArticleOosterman cruises to victory in PUD Dist. 1
Thurston Public Utility District District No. 1 candidate Linda Oosterman cruised to victory Tuesday night over opponent Steve Fossum, winning 63 percent of the vote.</p>
View ArticleWash. voters approve gay marriage
Voters in Washington state have approved gay marriage, joining Maine and Maryland as the first states to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote.
View ArticleDollar isn’t so almighty, legislative races prove
If you ever feel depressed about our political system, dismayed by the growing influence of money, PACs and Super PACs, remember the 27th District state Senate race of 2012.
View ArticleThurston County commissioners select Alexander for auditor post
The Thurston County commission unanimously chose 2nd District lawmaker Gary Alexander to replace newly elected Secretary of State Kim Wyman as county auditor.</p>
View Article2nd candidate seeks to have Schaller's name taken off ballot
A second candidate for the vacant Position 2 Thurston County Superior Court judgeship has filed a petition asking that Court Commissioner Christine Schaller’s name be removed from the ballot.Click to...
View ArticleDistrict 20's state Senate race pits pair of Republicans
Two Republican candidates are going head to head to win voters’ favor for the state senator position in Legislative District 20 next month.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDistrict 20 state representative race takes place on new turf
The 2012 election has created challenges for incumbent Rep. Ed Orcutt, a Republican who is running against independent Republican John Morgan in Legislative District 20.Click to Continue »
View ArticleU.S. House hopefuls Heck, Muri differ over taxes, budget in Olympia debate
Denny Heck and Dick Muri, rival candidates for Congress in Washington’s new 10th district, painted dramatically different visions for the country in their first televised debate Thursday evening in...
View ArticleDemocrats Wolfe, Rogers disagree on ‘critical areas’ in Position...
Thursday County Commissioner Cathy Wolfe is fighting to serve a fourth consecutive term, taking on Olympia City Council member Karen Rogers in the Position 1 race next month.Click to Continue »
View ArticleGrowth, budget are top issues for Position 2 candidates Barkis, Romero
Republican Andrew Barkis is hoping to oust Democratic incumbent Sandra Romero, who is seeking a second term as Thurston County Commissioner Position 2 in November.Click to Continue »
View ArticleAd for R-74 misleads on older-couple partnerships
THE CLAIMS: A campaign mail piece urging support of Washington’s same-sex marriage referendum ties the measure to domestic partnerships for the elderly.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBecker’s schools bill challenged
Campaign mailings and yard signs blanketing the 2nd Legislative District slam state Sen. Randi Becker, R-Eatonville, for sponsoring a bill that would have let small school districts such as...
View ArticlePSE has given thousands to fight Thurston public power
Puget Sound Energy has taken Thurston County’s public-power initiative so seriously that it has contributed tens of thousands of dollars to the group aligned against Proposition 1, state Public...
View ArticleAutoMARK voting machines to be available for Thurston County primary
AutoMARK voting machines will be available throughout next week, leading up to the Aug. 6 primary, for voters who would otherwise be unable to read or mark their ballots, according…Click to Continue »
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