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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is on a quest to bring back the Blue Dogs
The Democratic congresswoman’s strategy of appealing to working-class rural moderates won her Washington’s 3rd District. Will it work anywhere else?
Joseph O’Sullivan
Joseph O'Sullivan is the former state politics reporter for Cascade PBS, and before that, The Seattle Times. Find him on Bluesky, Instagram and Substack: @Olympiajoe.
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Conservative measure against WA Cares Fund could hit 2024 ballot
A conservative group Thursday handed in signatures for Initiative 2124, which could effectively dismantle WA Cares, Washington state’s social
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Six measures Washington conservatives are pushing on 2024 ballots
GOP-backed Let’s Go Washington is seeking to put the carbon capture law, police pursuit regulations, a capital gains tax repeal and more up for vote in November.
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Police pursuits measure likely headed to Washington’s 2024 ballot
Let’s Go Washington announced Tuesday it is submitting petitions for an initiative to loosen restrictions around when law enforcement
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$70.9B WA budget proposal boosts funding for behavioral health
Washington lawmakers will offer their own proposals in the legislative session that begins next month.