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Sixkiller appointed WA director of Ecology
OLYMPIA – Governor-elect Bob Ferguson has appointed Casey Sixkiller as the 14th Director of the Washington State D…
Incoming Trump admin likely to pull back on push to breach Snake River dams
(The Center Square) – Proponents of breaching the four lower Snake River dams that provide hydropower in the Columbia Basin concede that plan is likely on hold…
Adams Co. turnout down from 2020 general election
RITZVILLE — About 62.5% of eligible Adams County voters cast ballots in the 2024 general election. That’s a lower percentage of voters that cast ballots in eit…
Mattawa council holds budget workshop
MATTAWA — The city of Mattawa tentatively is projected to spend about $12.1 million in 2025, an increase of about $1.5 million over projected expenditures in 2…
Weise leads Rivard in Adams commission race
RITZVILLE — Incumbent Jay Weise is leading challenger Hank Rivard in the race for Adams County Commissioner, District 2. In unofficial results updated Fri…
Pellicciotti leading in State Treasurer polls
OLYMPIA – Democrat incumbent Mike Pellicciotti is leading the polls for State Treasurer with 57.73% of voters. His opponent, Republican Sharon Hanek has 72.17%…
Updated Adams Co. election info
RITZVILLE — Incumbent Adams County commissioners Dan Blankenship and Jay Weise maintained their leads over challengers in updated vote totals released Friday.
Mungia holds narrow lead WA Supreme Court race
OLYMPIA — State Supreme Court Pos. 2 candidate Sal Mungia led his opponent by a narrow margin of 0.8% of votes as of Friday night, according to the Washington …
Brown leads Washington AG polls
OLYMPIA – Democrat Nick Brown is leading the polls for attorney general with 55.8% of the votes. His opponent, Republican Pete Serrano has 44.1% of the votes.
Potential passage of I-2066 in WA fuels other groups looking to protect natural gas
(The Center Square) – Three days after the general election, county auditors are still tabulating ballots all across Washington state, with more than half a mi…
STUDIO BASIN: Boeing strike, election results and football playoffs
MOSES LAKE – On this spisode of the STUDIO BASIN podcast, senior reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Staff Writer Nance Beston discuss the Moses Lake School District…
WA Governor-elect names executive team
SEATTLE – Washington Governor-Elect Bob Ferguson filled his executive leadership team Nov. 7.
Lt. Governor Heck wins bid for reelection
OLYMPIA – Incumbent Lt. Governor Denny Heck, a Democrat, campaigned to keep his seat from Republican challenger Dan Matthews.
Jones returns to his GC Commission seat
EPHRATA — Rob Jones won the Grant County Commissioner District 2 race with 8,707 votes Tuesday. His opponent David Henderson received 5,762 votes. Both candida…
Pellicciotti leading in State Treasurer polls
OLYMPIA – Democrat incumbent Mike Pellicciotti is leading the polls for State Treasurer with 58.09% of voters. His opponent, Republican Sharon Hanek has 41.81%…
Voters reject initiative to repeal Climate Commitment Act
(The Center Square) – Washington voters have chosen to keep the state's controversial cap-and-trade program that critics say substantially raised fuel prices w…