Ormsby to head House budget panel
Rep. Timm Ormsby was named chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
Spin Control archive for May 4, 2016
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016
Washington primary ballots in the mail as GOP race likely over
Washington primary ballots go out just as the GOP race seems about to end.
Field to run for Parker's seat
Ian Field, the recently resigned press secretary for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, is running for the Legislature.
Striker's email on Condon, Lundgren's response
In today's paper, I reported on a scathing letter written by Patrick Striker, the director of the city's Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, that called Mayor David Condon "aggressive and angry and threatening." Here's Striker's full email, unedited: The Mayor’s assistant scheduled a meeting...
Presidential campaign as a marketing tool
Mementos of a presidential campaign get a little stranger every cycle.
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