By Jerry Cornfield, Everett Herald August 8, 2018 – The Grand Old Party endured a good old-fashioned butt-whupping on primary night. Now, Republican leaders in the Legislature must come up with a stunning counterpunch in the next three months if they want to avoid governing in
By Northwest Progressive Institute August 7, 2018 – There were shouts of joy and sighs of relief as the initial vote counts were released in Washington’s August Top Two election tonight and Democratic activists from the 41st and 48th Districts saw that their candidates were all in
By Knute Berger, Crosscut August 7, 2018 – Blue waves or red tides — the August primary can offer hints for those looking for signs of these voter-made phenomena. This year, the Democrats were the ones on the lookout, and there were indications that there may be a few blue swells on the
More than 100 people rallied against hate on Aug. 5 in response to white supremacist fliers that recently resurfaced in Bellevue. Locals waved signs and called for kindness outside Crossroads Bellevue, gathering honks and cheers in support of a welcoming community. “I was so upset [when I
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated eight women on advancing to the general election for the Washington State Legislature. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY’s List, released the following statement: “EMILY’s List is
By SMART July 13, 2018 – SMART Transportation Division’s Washington State Legislative Board, represented by Legislative Director Herb Krohn, gave awards to a number of state legislators supportive of the union’s safety efforts at July’s regional meeting. Receiving Golden Spike
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 27, 2018 Senator Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue, today announced that she has been endorsed by the Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment, or APACE, in her campaign for re-election to the state Senate. APACE’s roots lie in the Asian American movement
Bellevue – Today, Senator Patty Kuderer announced her endorsement by EMILY’s List, a national organization aimed at electing pro-choice Democrat women to all levels of office. Kuderer is running for re-election in the 48th Legislative District, comprised of parts of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond,
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She won’t apologize for supporting unions By Laura Reisdorph on Yesterday, June 22 – 1:15pm Twitterc We sat down with Senator Patty Kuderer to shine a light on why public employees should support her Senate seat in LD48 (Bellevue). WFSE ENDORSED CANDIDATE We witnessed her
With the #MeToo movement as a catalyst, the state Legislature passed a law that bans privileged medical and mental-health records and communications in most discrimination cases from reaching the courtroom during a court process known as discovery. After being sexually harassed at work, some