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New WA Poll measures how race for governor's mansion is shaping up
The state's longtime attorney general, Bob Ferguson, led in a new statewide poll ahead of the state's Aug. 6 primary.
Claire Withycombe is a Seattle Times staff reporter covering state government.
The state's longtime attorney general, Bob Ferguson, led in a new statewide poll ahead of the state's Aug. 6 primary.
Manka Dhingra, a state senator from Redmond, has come under criticism for claiming she still works at the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee says Biden is not able to campaign effectively. Other Washington Dems are defending the president.
Before auditors say he began moving money to accounts he controlled, the state worker filed for personal bankruptcy four times.
If the initiative gets on the Washington's November ballot, it will join three other initiatives backed by Brian Heywood.
According to a state audit, an employee of the Office of Administrative Hearings misappropriated nearly $900,000 over roughly two years.
State Democrats passed a trio of resolutions Sunday at their convention concerning the war in Gaza, including a call for an immediate cease-fire.
Ferguson didn't mention an intraparty challenge from state senator Mark Mullet, focusing instead on the leading Republican in the race, Dave Reichert.
A King County judge places on hold parts of an initiative that outlines rights parents have when their kids are in state public schools.
The campaign to elect Robert F. Kennedy Jr. submitted more than 4,000 signatures Friday to get on Washington's ballot.