The American Action Network’s television commercial against Patty Murray – the dirty tennis shoe ad, as it is sometimes called – ticked off more than a few Democrats and Murray supporters. But probably none had their ire rise to the level of Deer Park’s Tom…
NOTE: This is an updated version of an earlier post that had incomplete information. -- JonathanGov. Chris Gregoire missed Spokane's public forum on the state budget on Thusday to speak at a forum on global health public policy, her office said Friday.Gregoire spoke in Seattle…
It's the case of the unknown videographer, and it highlights the tension between the campaigns of John Ahern and Shelly O'Quinn.A low-tech video of O'Quinn speaking to the Friday Morning Republican Breakfast Club was posted on YouTube on May 4. O'Quinn said she was unaware…
A Democratic candidate for Congress told police he was assaulted Sunday night near downtown Spokane after making sexual advances to another man.David R. Fox, a Port Angeles attorney who moved to Spokane recently to run against Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, told police he wasn’t…
There have been no debates for one of the most contested primaries in Eastern Washington, the race for a state House seat representing the 6th District.The one debate that was scheduled for incumbent Democrat John Driscoll and Republicans Shelly O'Quinn and John Ahern was cancelled…
As you head for the air conditioning or reach for the ice tea today, consider this: Today may be hot, but the last decade was the hottest one on record.Or at least that's what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says in a report released…
OLYMPIA -- The sixth initiative to the people qualified for the Nov. 2 ballot this afternoon. Initiative 1107 asks voters to repeal taxes the Legislature levied earlier this year on soda, candy, bottled water and some processed foods.That means voters will have two chances to…
Some folks, primarily Democrats it seems, are floating a rumor that state Sen. Bob McCaslin, the Spokane Valley Republican, plans to hang it up at the end of this year and name a successor.Old rumor, says McCaslin of any mid-term retirement. "I've heard that for…
OLYMPIA -- The Legislature's website, which provides links to bills, statutes, offices and other information, won an award from the National Conference of State Legislatures. The NCSL, which is having its annual convention this week in Louisville, Ky., gave the website its Online Democracy Award…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire could decide by next week whether to call a special session to cut the state budget or apply across-the-board cuts of as much as 4 percent to many areas of the state's general fund budget.She'll talk with the Democratic and…
City Councilman Steve Corker and his longtime significant other, Helen Sandifur, are officially married.Corker, who sometimes referred to Sandifur as his wife over the past few years, said in an interview this week that they were legally married in Las Vegas on June 29.Sandifur is…
Ballots for the Aug. 17 Top Two primary are being dropped in the mail today and Thursday.That explains why the number of political commercials on television and the radio are starting to increase, and campaign signs are sprouting like dandelions all over the community.Rules are…
Republican Senatorial Candidate Dino Rossi was the featured guest Tuesday on ABC's "Top Line," a daily political Webcast the network does with The Washington Post. It was a huge hit, at least with Democrats who were quick to send out excerpts in which Rossi calls…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire, Schools Superintendent Randy Dorn and others were trying to make lemonade Tuesday morning out of the federal government's announcement that Washington didn't make the list of finalists for Race To The Top.All that work that was put into the application…
Sen. Patty Murray gave her official endorsement today to Solictor General Elana Kagan for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.It may be the least surprising news of the morning that the state's senior Democratic senator will back the pick of a Democratic president to…
Washington state isn't in the running for the Race to the Top.The federal government announced that 18 states and that other Washington (the one with all the statues, monuments, politicians and lobbyists) are finalists.But Washington state didn't make the cut. We're off the track team,…
Got a thought on how to help solve the state's budget woes?Thursday may be your chance in Eastern Washington. That's when the Office of Financial Management brings its road show to the Lair Student Center auditorium at Spokane Community College, for two hours, starting at…
A week of vacation over, Spin Control returns today...as soon as we can figure out what's been going on in the political and government scene in last week.Might be some clues in the 400 or so e-mails in the in-basket, or those messages on voice…
The Constitution Party is sponsoring a candidate forum for Spokane County commissioner candidates Thursday evening in the Spokane Valley.The party doesn't actually have a candidate in this race, which features four Republicans and a Democratic incumbent Bonnie Mager. They've invited all five, and as of…
It's vacation time, and Spin Control will be "light" for the rest of the week.Look for occasional posts from Jonathan Brunt, but nada from Jim Camden until next week.Enjoy the sunshine, and rest up for the primary homestretch.
Republicans of Spokane County are bringing the two GOP assessor candidates together for a question-and-answer session Monday evening in the Valley.Incumbent Ralph Baker and challenger Vicki Horton will appear at the club's meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn, Mission and Argonne. The club…
For sheer variety, it’s hard to beat this year’s U.S. Senate race. And I’m not talking about the candidates you’ve probably heard of.There’s a doctor, a lawyer, a physicist, a retired bank worker, a retired postal worker, a retired iron worker. Some are serious people…
OLYMPIA --In a case that may involve the most careless or most blatant example of signature fraud in Washington political history, elections officials turned over petitions with as many as 349 bogus signatures to the State Patrol Forensics Lab. The volunteer who submitted them in…
The leaders of the local Democratic and Republican parties issued a rare joint statement today on a topic that each election cycle leads to an incredible amount of finger-pointing. They're message: Stop stealing signs, stop vandalizing them and stop trespassing.To see their letter, read the…
Sen. Patty Murray enlisted some veterans to help her with a campaign commercial that could help counter the ad blitz by a conservative business group.A new poll suggests she has a reason to get out on the airwaves: Rasmussen Reports says Republican challengers Dino Rossi…
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