Plus new polling on the repeal, hardball in the 42nd, hospitals vs nurses at the Supremes, and you should block off Dec. 8 for Re-Wire

Plus more $$ to defend the income tax, F5 money for the mystery PAC, and the PDC dismisses LGW/Brandi Kruse complaint

Plus Hawk prevails in Supreme primary, an update on the 42nd, and some recommended reading

Plus trouble for Santos, updated results and a D schism in CD3

Pedersen crushes, Supremes races look interesting for November, bad news abounds for the GOP, and Grace City’s parishioners might want their money back

Plus Wilson takes on water in Seattle and Ferguson bends the knee as Spokane burns

Plus conservative mischief in the 43rd and a weird campaign against The Stranger

Plus conservative mischief in the 43rd and a weird campaign against The Stranger

Jewish PACs spend in the 32nd, union money against conservatives for the Supremes, and other campaign cash news.

Jewish PACs spend in the 32nd, union money against conservatives for the Supremes, and other campaign cash news.

A eat-the-rich campaign in the 29th LD and a litmus test in the 17th, plus cave-diving into the budget crisis and some recommended reading

A eat-the-rich campaign in the 29th LD and a litmus test in the 17th, plus cave-diving into the budget crisis and some recommended reading

A eat-the-rich campaign in the 29th LD and a litmus test in the 17th, plus cave-diving into the budget crisis and some recommended reading

Plus a grim ferry workers poll, a messy chat about torts, and the Supremes hand farmers a bill.

Facebook fallout, Portlandia on the ballot in Oregon, and a heat check.

Plus civil rights vs. the HOA and some more campaign cash news

Plus Big Money for a Trump nod in the 4th CD and some recommended reading/listening

Plus a brushback pitch from Ferguson's budget director and a phone ban for K-12

Plus Walsh vs. Ferguson, help for the menopausal, a fake nurse scheme and some recommended reading

Plus a boatload of recommended reading and viewing

Plus a dirty housecleaning business, more campaign cash, and some transitions

Plus snubs by the Labor Council, Facebook hokum, an ethics showdown, and some puppy goodness.

Plus Ferguson stacks campaign cash and some recommended reading

Plus Let's Go Washington takes income tax to the ballot this year, LGW's foes go to the PDC over Kruse support, and some recommended reading

Plus a three-way fight for the 42nd, D-on-D clash in the 29th, and some recommended reading

Plus an income tax defense squad, a Republican challenge in the Eastside, and some recommended reading.

AI task force punts on regulations, failures to communicate in the Gov's office, and an ethics slap of the hand.

The Supremes rule on foreign debts, Nick Brown takes on grocery stores, Democrats' spending sprees get a thumbs down, and the return of an election denier. Plus, a birthday girl.

The uncertain future of King County's homeless agency, rideshare wage politics, and one rabbit-crazed dog.

Plus an anonymous new watchdog, frisky wolves and a belated 4/20 tidbit

Plus another challenger in LD46, Trump's nod in CD3, and some recommended reading

Plus fallout from banning noncompetes and progress on the Department of Housing

Plus the AG picks a fight with the gas company and a big verdict against DCYF

Plus a DUI dilemma and a (mostly) symbolic recall over PDC vacancies

Plus the transportation tab rises, a word-nerd fight on the income tax, and some recommended reading

Plus the AG goes after Kalshi, a megachurch's play in the 12th, and a loss for LGBTQ rights

Plus nixing noncompetes, reining in spam, and tax relief for dying rich

Plus rogue e-bikes, housing bill action and some recommended reading

Bleak outcomes and dark deeds from this year's session. Plus Ferguson jumps on the hoop wagon.

Plus a new I-5 bridge to PDX gets more expensive, again

Players who came out ahead in the 2026 Legislature

Axing data center tax breaks, cutting child care subsidies and rural schools, a tough switcheroo for cities and counties, belated funding for cops, and "shiny" die.

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Plus Ferguson's Supreme Court, rhetorical whimsy, and a pop-culture sampler

A smaller cigarette tax, fresh tidbits from the income tax rewrite, never mind on that airplane tax, and data centers in the crosshairs again

Ferguson jumps off the sideline, a nod to budget sustainability, some transportation tidbits, and a gross metaphor

Plus hedge fund landlords, analog keys, rural backyard cottages, and Ferguson's brakes on the millionaire's tax.

Plus an unlikely truce in the EV wars, income tax tweaks and pension sweeps, data center lobbying wars and impatient pups.