Washington lawmakers hold public hearing on police pursuit initiative
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OLYMPIA—The Senate Law and Justice Committee and the House Community Safety, Justice, and Reentry Committee held a public hearing on February 28 to discuss I-2113, the police pursuit initiative. A total of 161 people signed up to testy in which 151 were in favor of the initiative; another 5,483 people signed a petition not to testify […]
Legislature holds hearing on initiative concerning personal income tax
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OLYMPIA—The Senate Ways and Means Committee and the House Finance Committee held a joint public hearing to discuss a citizen initiative, I-2111, concerning personal income tax, in the John L. O’Brien building in Olympia Tuesday, February 27. The joint meeting was chaired by Representative April Berg (D-Mill Creek). There was a total of 181 testifiers […]
Uproar about party declaration on ballot envelope after Elon Musk tweet
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WASHINGTON STATE—Some Washington state voters in uproar about being required to declare a political party (or party declaration) on their upcoming Presidential Primary ballot envelope after Elon Musk, CEO of X, SpaceX, and Telsa) brought attention to the decades-old tradition in a recent X post. This is the second presidential election which requires voters to […]
Trump victorious in South Carolina Republican Primary over Haley
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CHARLESTON, S.C.—South Carolina voters overwhelming rejected its former governor, Nikki Haley, in almost a two-to-one victory for the 45th President of the United States, Donald J Trump, in its winner-take-all Republican Primary. Trump also won the CPAC straw poll on Saturday with 94%. “South Carolina, thank you very much,” President Trump told a crowd at […]
The March 12 Presidential Primary is underway, County Auditor says
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EVERETT—On February 22, Snohomish County Elections will mail ballots for the March 12 Presidential Primary to 507,000 registered voters. The Presidential Primary is an opportunity for voters to help the major political parties select presidential nominees for the November General Election. Ballots for the Presidential Primary were mailed to military and overseas voters on […]
DeSantis suspends White House bid, endorses Trump for President
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MANCHESTER, N.H.—In a deathblow to the Nikki Haley for President campaign, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the suspension of his presidential bid and endorsed Republican frontrunner, the 45th President of the United States, Donald J Trump. “It’s clear to me that a majority of Republicans want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said in […]
Don Benton leads Trump to another expected Washington state victory
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BELLEVUE—As numbers continue to come in from Republican caucuses held on January 13, the 45th President of the United States, Donald J Trump, maintains his 2-to-1 lead over fellow contenders in Washington state. “It appears that Donald J Trump has swept the caucuses in Washington state with 65-70% of the delegates supporting him,” former Senator […]
It’s a bust, latest effort to remove Trump from WA State Primary Ballot fails
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OLYMPIA—A Thurston County Superior Court judge ruled today, January 18, that the 45th President of the United States, Donald J Trump, is to remain on the Washington state’s Presidential Primary Ballot. “We won,” Jim Walsh, Chair of the Washington State Republican Party said today in video posting on X regarding the judge’s ruling exclaimed. “The […]
Donald J Trump wins Iowa Caucus, DeSantis edges out Haley
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DES MOINES, IOWA—With 95% of the precincts counted, the 45th President of the United States, Donald J Trump, won the Iowa Caucus with 51%, 29.8 points from the nearest contender. The margin of victory is the largest Republican Iowa Caucus win in its history. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis received 21.2% of the vote with former […]
Trump and Reichert expected winners of WA State Republican caucus
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BELLEVUE—Thousands of Republicans across Washington state endured freezing temperatures on Saturday, January 13, to participate in grassroots democracy—a statewide caucus— with hopes of becoming a delegate who will not only endorse candidates for statewide and federal offices, but also cast their vote for their preferred presidential candidate at the 2024 Republican National Convention. “This is […]