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Incumbent Katie Walters and challenger Kevin Tisdel offer contrasting paths for Kitsap County District 3 on state housing laws, fast ferries, and a $9.4 million deficit.

Thurston County Superior Court Judge Anne Egeler dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit challenging Washington State’s six-year Game Management Plan.

Incumbent David T. Lewis III and challenger Brien Kennedy debate 42 years of court experience versus corporate management as Kitsap County confronts budget deficits and digital access challenges ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Washington Department of Ecology and DES open public review on the Draft Supplemental EIS for the Deschutes Estuary project, detailing bridge replacements, berms, and $100M in savings.

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.