Young voters who might be slacking off on their civic duty might be prompted to mark and mail their ballots on Halloween with a get out the vote effort organizers are calling "Trick or Vote."Washington Bus and NextUp Spokane, a pair of non-profits, will be…
A startling statistic, courtesy of the state Public Disclosure Commission and Secretary of State's offices: Neary three times as much money has been raised by the campaigns for and against the ballot measures as the combined total raised by all legislative, judicial, county and city…
As suggested yesterday, Tuesday was likely the high-water mark for ballots being received in Spokane County for the next two weeks.Today's count was 7,650, down about 4,500 from Tuesday's 12,104.Highest turnout right now is in central Spokane's 3rd Legislative District, which is at about 11.2%,…
President Barack Obama's trip to Seattle Thursday for a backyard chat and a political rally at University of Washington is bringing up a dispute Spokane folks can relate to.No, not health care reform. Or Wall Street reform. Or birth certificate provenance. It's a cost fight,…
Dave Stevens, a Republican who lost his bid this summer for Spokane County prosecutor to incumbent Republican Steve Tucker and Democrat Frank Malone, said Wednesday that he cast his vote for Malone in the November election.The vote is a reversal from where Stevens stood after…
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