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The longtime Secretary of State helped resettle refugees, supported environmental legislation and was a founding member of the state’s Heritage Caucus.

With a $10-16B budget shortfall, lawmakers in Olympia will consider new taxes, bills to fund law enforcement hiring and a statewide rent-hike cap.

How much has the Legislature paid private attorneys to defend against lawsuits over its use of “legislative privilege”?

Elected officials will meet in Olympia in January for the upcoming legislative session. Cascade PBS spoke with a few about what’s on their to-do list.

The attorney general defeated challenger Dave Reichert 56% to 44% after the first vote count.

The former U.S. attorney leads 56% to 43% over Republican challenger Pete Serrano after the first ballot count.

Though sources varied among parties, 91% of Cascade PBS/Elway poll respondents said they look at news several times a week and 64% said they look daily.

Evergreen Values, funded primarily by the Democratic Governors Association, has donated almost as much against Reichert as he has raised in total for his campaign.

Shaun Scott, a Democratic Socialist, and Andrea Suarez, whom the party calls “not a bona fide Democrat,” vie to succeed the longtime lawmaker.

Serving three terms from 1965 to 1977 and one as U.S. Senator, Evans personified the “just right” middle. The politician died at 98.