In Kitsap County's first contested assessor election in 12 years, three-term Republican incumbent Phil Cook and Democratic challenger Michael Simonds debate mass appraisal algorithms, senior tax exemptions, and office transparency ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
Agricultural regulators have quarantined two Yakima County dairy herds after confirming the first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Washington cattle.
Incumbent Democrat Katie Walters and Republican challenger Kevin Tisdel clash over the Growth Management Act, defense workforce housing, transit taxes, and hospital infrastructure in the Kitsap County Commissioner District 3 race.
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joins 43 states in a $400M settlement with Sandoz and Fougera over generic drug price fixing, securing over $12M for Washington alongside dedicated restitution for local businesses.
Incumbent Kitsap County Prosecutor Chad Enright and Democratic challenger Joe Lombardi spar over office management, bar ratings, felony convictions, and diversion programs ahead of the November election.
Federal prosecutors in Seattle have charged 30-year-old Bellingham resident James Cody Bryant with conspiracy to murder in a foreign country, alleging months of digital coordination, bomb-making funds, and streaming logistics for the deadly Tumbler Ridge, B.C., school shooting.
State Representative Tarra Simmons and challenger Daria Ilgen face off in an all-Democratic 23rd Legislative District contest at Olympic College in Bremerton, debating ethics penalties, regional ferry cuts, and housing affordability.
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court decision upholding Washington State's court-ordered legislative redistricting map, remanding the Yakima Valley dispute under Louisiana v. Callais.
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