OLYMPIA, Wash --- The General Election is just a few weeks away and for K-12 students in Washington, it's a chance to learn about politics in a different way. The 2022 Mock Election is open until Nov. 8. It teaches…
WA state Rep. Rob Chase was recruited by Shea who was linked to domestic terrorism.
Washington state democrats show an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections, but races are tightening, according to a new Crosscut/Elway poll.
WASH. -- Washington lawmakers are cheering the passing of the PACT Act and what it will do for local veterans. The act aims to expand…
IDAHO -- The polls open Tuesday, May 17, in Idaho. A highly contentious race is who will become the next Attorney…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Fewer than 10,000 of Idaho’s roughly 1 million registered voters switched their affiliation to Republican ahead of next week’s primary election, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s office. Idaho has long been a Republican stronghold.…
BOISE, Idaho-- Idaho's governor wants to stay in office for another term. Gov. Brad Little announced Friday he intends to run for re-election. “As Governor, my priority has been to make Idaho the best place to live, do business, and…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Guns and other weapons would be prohibited at ballot counting sites and school board meetings across the state, under a bill approved by the Washington House Monday. The measure, which passed the Democratic-led chamber on a party line…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two bills introduced by a panel of lawmakers Monday would tighten restrictions around voting in Idaho — making it illegal to deliver non-family members’ mail-in ballots to the post office, ending same-day voter registration and limiting…
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Several bills in the Washington Legislature would require a lot of action from the Department of Transportation. House Bill…
OLYMPIA, Wash.-- A Spokane City Councilmember will join Gov. Jay Inslee at an upcoming press conference. Councilwoman Betsy Wilkerson is set to speak with the governor at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Wilkerson represents Spokane's District 2. She is the second African…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The full Idaho House on Wednesday adopted an anti-abortion resolution encouraging people to fly flags at half-staff one day a year in recognition of abortions performed since the medical procedure became legal nearly 50 years ago.…
Top issues include COVID-19 relief, police accountability, delaying the state's long-term care tax, combating climate change and getting rid of single-family zoning.
Rep. Jim Walsh has filed legislation to ensure legislators can access all parts of the Washington state Capitol, regardless of their vaccination status.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — In one of his first acts as Washington secretary of state, Democrat Steve Hobbs has told his some 300 staff to become vaccinated against COVID-19 by Feb. 25, or face losing their jobs. Under the previous…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Basketball legend and Spokane native John Stockton is throwing his support behind the Republican candidate vying to represent Washington in the Senate. Tiffany Smiley is challenging incumbent Democrat Patty Murray. In a video posted by Smiley's campaign…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Political hostility to public education in the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature is causing some businesses to doubt the wisdom of moving to or expanding in a state that ranks at or near the bottom in what it…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Representative Marcus Riccelli announced he will not be running for Spokane County Commissioner, but will instead campaign for re-election in 2022. Riccelli was the lead sponsor of the 2018 law that expanded the number of county commissioners…
Some of the bills address whether kids should have to mask up in school. Others go head-on with the federal vaccine requirement.
Idaho Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin shared on Tuesday that she had the support of former President Donald Trump heading into the state's next gubernatorial election.
With Kim Wyman leaving for a job in the Biden administration in November, Gov. Jay Inslee will need to appoint a replacement soon.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal court has rejected a request by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, a group arguing its rights were violated while campaigning at a northern Idaho school on Election Day. The court last week denied…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The founder of a far-right anti-government group says a report estimating the organization’s fast growth over the past year undercounted by half. Ammon Bundy took issue with the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights report, saying…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin wants to be the state’s governor after next year’s November elections. But when the man currently holding the job left town this week on official business, she decided not to wait.…
