Envelopes were received at the offices of Pierce, King, and Spokane County Elections. Those three counties, along with Snohomish, are the largest in the state, home to more than sixty percent of Washington’s population.
Category: Breaking News
Posted inBreaking News
Medical Lake ordered to evacuate as fast-spreading Gray Fire consumes structures
The blaze was one of three fires burning in Eastern Washington near Spokane as the weekend of August 18th-20th, 2023 began.
Posted inBreaking News
Canada can’t catch a break: Raging fires now threaten Yellowknife and Kelowna, B.C.
With a little over a month to go until the autumnal equinox, blazes are wreaking havoc across the country, with significant fires in every province and territory.
Posted inLitigation
A roundup of reaction to the Supreme Court’s Quinn ruling upholding WA’s capital gains tax
Read what elected officials, advocacy organizations, and other think tanks are saying about the Washington State Supreme Court’s decision upholding the capital gains tax on the wealthy.
Posted inLitigation
VICTORY! Washington State Supreme Court upholds new capital gains tax on the wealthy
The Court voted 7–2 in favor of finding that Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5096 (the law that created the capital gains tax) is indeed an excise tax. The majority opinion, authored by Associate Justice Debra L. Stephens, also rejected the Quinn plaintiffs’ other arguments, affirming the law’s constitutionality.
Posted inPublic Service
First Lady Jill Biden arrives in Seattle for a two-day set of events in the Pacific Northwest
Dr. Biden is in the Pacific Northwest to tour Bates Technical College in Tacoma, speak at a fundraiser for Senator Patty Murray’s reelection campaign, and participate in a Hidden Helpers Coalition Event with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and Wounded Warrior Project at the Pacific Science Center.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
A win for America! U.S. Senate passes climate and health focused Inflation Reduction Act
“Today, Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests, voting to lower the cost of prescription drugs, health insurance, and everyday energy costs and reduce the deficit, while making the wealthiest corporations finally pay their fair share,” said President Joe Biden in a special statement.
Posted inBreaking News
Six murdered, dozens wounded by sniper at July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois
At least six people were killed and more than two dozen were hospitalized by a sniper with a high-powered rifle on the rooftop of a building along a parade route in downtown Highland Park, Illinois, a lakeside suburb north of Chicago. Among the casualties were between four and five children.
Posted inBreaking News, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity
Vladimir Putin affirms intent to continue waging his murderous war in Ukraine
What’s happening in Ukraine? This April 13th update discusses Vladimir Putin’s recent comments at the Vostochny Cosmodrome and the strategic withdrawal of Russian forces away from the capital of Kyiv.
Posted inBreaking News
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to the United States Supreme Court!
The final vote in favor of her confirmation was 53–47, with three Republican senators joining all Democrats and independents in voting yea.
Posted inBreaking News, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity
It’s been one month since Putin escalated his murderous invasion of Ukraine. Can its defenders repel Russia’s attacks?
What’s happening in Ukraine? This March 24th update discusses what we know about efforts to evacuate civilians, resupply the Ukrainian defenders, and impose penalties on Russia for Putin’s war of aggression.
Posted inBreaking News, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity
Attack on Kyiv remains stalled, but other cities are suffering under Russian occupation
What’s happening in Ukraine? This March 13th update discusses what we know about efforts to evacuate civilians, resupply the Ukrainian defenders, and impose penalties on Russia for Putin’s war of aggression.
Posted inBreaking News
Ukrainian forces continue to grimly repel Vladimir Putin’s invaders as war drags on
This March 6th update discusses recent events in Ukraine, which had been under attack by Vladimir Putin Moscow-based regime for a week and a half as of press time.
Posted inBreaking News, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity
War rages on in Ukraine as its patriotic defenders struggle to repel Russian invaders
Ukrainian forces are putting up the fiercest resistance they can muster against the Russian assault, but Putin’s forces are better equipped. Ukrainian officials have said their greatest need is equipment as opposed to personnel.