Appeals Court Allows USPS to Proceed with Trump’s Mail-in Ballot Rule in Half of the Country
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A federal appeals court in D.C. on Friday, July 17, cleared the way for the U.S. Postal Service to move forward with a proposed rule requiring states to submit voter lists and use serialized barcodes on mail ballots for federal elections, at least temporarily lifting a lower court block tied to a 2021 NAACP […]
Washington voters begin casting 2026 primary election ballots
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield]—Voting is underway in Washington’s August 4 primary. Across the state, voters are winnowing the field — in some races, a large field — of candidates for seats in the Legislature and Congress and on the state Supreme Court. A handful of incumbents face challengers from their own party, adding spice to an […]
WA delegation jets off to UK airshow, hoping new deals will take flight
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield]—As the state wrestles with a cash-squeezed budget, Washington’s Department of Commerce is deploying staff and a state lawmaker to one of the world’s biggest air shows in hopes it will deliver rewards for the local aerospace industry. A 55-person delegation of aerospace suppliers, business leaders and workforce development officials will attend the Farnborough International […]
