WA Democrats announce 2024 Presidential Primary candidate list
SEATTLE—Today, the Washington State Democratic Party announced the three candidates who will appear on the March 12, 2024, Presidential Primary ballot. Candidates qualifying submitted a filing fee to the State of Washington, paperwork declaring their candidacy, and 1,000 signatures from Washingtonians supporting their candidacy, verified by the Secretary of State. The Democratic candidates who will […]
Once-a-year WA SOS takes a break from Olympia to geek out at OrcaCon
BELLEVUE, Wash., January 8, 2024—For the last seven years Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs takes a break from his role in Olympia to help put on OrcaCon, a tabletop game convention focused on inclusivity and diversity. Each year, thousands of tabletop gamers flock to OrcaCon to try out new games, rent games out from […]
Ballot names submitted for Washington State 2024 Presidential Primary
OLYMPIA—With the countdown to the hotly contested General Election underway, both Democratic and Republican parties have submitted their names for the 2024 Presidential Primary ballot. The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) has confirmed with the Lynnwood Times that the five candidate names for its 2024 Presidential Primary ballot are: The 45th President of the United […]
Jayapal deflects on why progressive women are “silent” on Hamas rapes
WASHINGTON, DC, December 3, 2023—Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA07) deflects answering why progressive women are “silent” on the widespread use of brutal rape and sexual violence against Israeli women by Hamas. “With all due respect, I was just asking about the women, and you turned it […]
Nonregistered Democratic PAC with ties to DelBene pours $30,000 to salvage Johnson in Sheriff race
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 4, 2023—Washington State Public Disclosure Commission records reveal that Waterfront Strategies, a K Street Washington, D.C. political firm that manages Super PAC ads for the Democratic Party’s House Majority PAC, had $30,018.50 poured into it for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s race on Wednesday, November 1, just days before ballots are due. The […]
Federal judge bars New Mexico Governor from suspending right to open carry
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., September 16, 2023—Last than a week after New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) suspended open carry in her state, a federal judge on Wednesday halted her declaration stating it directly conflicts with the public’s second amendment rights. Governor Grisham (D) declared a public health order last Friday, September 8, that would temporarily suspend […]
Jim Walsh to lead the Washington State Republican Party
OLYMPIA, Wash., August 17, 2023—Representative Jim Walsh (R- Aberdeen), 59, was overwhelmingly elected chair of the Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) in Olympia on Saturday, August 12, by state committee members and county party chairs receiving 95 of the 110 votes. Walsh will succeed Caleb Heimlich who, after 12 years, announced his intention to step […]
The latest Trump indictment: What you need to know
MIAMI, Fla., June 11, 2023—The 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday, June 13, to be arraigned on 37 criminal counts, 31 of which are for allegedly violating the Espionage Act of 1917. The indictment is related to the unprecedented Federal Bureau […]
Pro Wrestling, strange lamps, and a superhero: The odd story behind SnoCo’s oddest event
MONROE, Wash., May 22, 2023—Captain Slinky may not be your typical superhero. He doesn’t fly around the streets of Monroe late at night fighting crime, but he does put on what may be Snohomish County’s oddest craft fair at the Evergreen Fairgrounds at least three times a year — Oddmall: Emporium of the Weird. Oddmall […]
Hobbs visits colleges, talks voter engagement and combating misinformation
EVERETT, Wash, April 26, 2023— With candidate filing week less than a month away for the 2023 General Election, Washington Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs, met with the Lynnwood Times during his North Sound tour on Tuesday, April 25, where we discussed everything from election integrity to cybersecurity; and on a lighter note, his passion […]
