Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff have landed at Boeing Field to begin a quarter-day stop to celebrate the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act and raise resources for the Biden-Harris reelection effort.
Monthly Archives: August 2023
White House announces Kamala Harris’ schedule for August 2023 Seattle trip
The trip consists of an arrival, an official event that is open to precredentialed media, a briefing, a campaign reception, and a departure.
Taking book bans to a whole new level: Right wing parents are trying to shutter an entire library in rural Washington via ballot measure
A rural community library system in the Pacific Northwest is under attack from a right wing ballot measure that seeks its closure after library staff and trustees refused to go along with a parent’s censorship agenda.
Jim Walsh elected to take over as Chair of the Washington State Republican Party
Walsh feels that under his leadership, Republicans can end this losing streak in 2024. “We can win. We will win. We will improve the lives of people in this state,” he said during a speech witnessed by The Standard’s Jerry Cornfield.
Washington State Republican Party votes to give Joe Kent an early endorsement in WA-03
After some debate, the party’s state central committee voted to embrace Kent’s candidacy, spurning Camas City Councilmember Leslie Lewallen, who is supported by Tiffany Smiley, the party’s unsuccessful challenger to Senator Patty Murray.
Taxes yield investments in our future: Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff announces new National Park Service conservation projects
The projects announced by Emhoff are of particular importance to the Northern Rockies. The Park Service will go to work restoring sagebrush to Jackson Hole, in places once cleared by ranchers so they could grow hay.
King County 2023 Top Two voter turnout stalls out at around 30%, falling short of 35%
King County Elections staff had hoped that countywide turnout would surpass 35%, but it has stalled out at around 30%, and it looks like it will be below what it was in 2021 and 2019.
White House shares details of Vice President Kamala Harris’ August 15th trip to Seattle
“On Tuesday, August 15, Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Seattle, Washington to deliver remarks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act being signed into law,” the administration announced.
A victory for tree retention in Seattle: Luma the western red cedar won’t be cut down
Though initially uncooperative and resistant to appeals to protect the tree, Legacy, Rock House Builders (the property owner), and Bad Boyz GC (the contractor) have now agreed to leave Luma standing and modify their plans for the parcel.
Pac-12 breakup: Ten worthy reads on the demise of the conference and what’s next
A roundup of perspectives and commentaries published in the wake of the news that the Pac-12 is breaking up.
The Thursday, August 3rd ballot counts have dropped! Here’s who’s rising and who’s fading
Read a recap of the changes to election results in the Thursday, August 3rd ballot drop in Washington’s August 2023 Top Two election.
Semi Bird is getting the boot: Voters favor recall of the Republican gubernatorial candidate from the Richland School Board
Ultra MAGA Republican gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird is on the verge of being removed from his perch on the Richland School Board, with voters in the Tri-Cities area school district saying yes to a recall effort that was launched against him and two other board members.
Where Spokane’s City Council candidates stand with initial 2023 Top Two results in
Who’s likely to move on from the elimination round of the Top Two election in this year’s Spokane City Council races? Find out in this Election Night recap from NPI.
Osman Salahuddin, Angie Nuevacamina, David Carson advance in Redmond
Who survived the elimination round in the 2023 Redmond city council races? Read NPI’s recap of the election night returns.