Affirmative action referendum losing in Washington state
More than two decades after Washington voters banned affirmative action in the state, a ballot measure seeking to amend that law was losing in early returns.
More than two decades after Washington voters banned affirmative action in the state, a ballot measure seeking to amend that law was losing in early returns.
I-976: $30 car tab measure passing in early returns
A Washington state initiative that would slash car tabs to $30 and leave the state and local governments scrambling to pay for road paving and other transportation projects was passing in early returns Tuesday.
A Washington state initiative that would slash car tabs to $30 and leave the state and local governments scrambling to pay for road paving and other transportation projects was passing in early returns Tuesday.
Snohomish County sheriff concedes as challenger takes commanding lead in early results
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. -- The Snohomish County Sheriff has conceded after early returns showed him trailing a sergeant from his department who ran against him.Sheriff Ty Trenary trailed Adam Fortney by more than 10 points in early results Tuesday night.A key difference between the candidates in this race is how they believed the office handled jail bookings for misdemeanor crimes.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. -- The Snohomish County Sheriff has conceded after early returns showed him trailing a sergeant from his department who ran against him.Sheriff Ty Trenary trailed Adam Fortney by more than 10 points in early results Tuesday night.A key difference between the candidates in this race is how they believed the office handled jail bookings for misdemeanor crimes.
Referendum 88: Washington state voters narrowly rejecting affirmative action
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A measure that reinstates the use of affirmative action in state employment, contracting and admission to public colleges and universities was narrowly losing Tuesday night in early returns.Referendum 88 asked people whether they wanted to approve or reject Initiative 1000, which was passed by the Legislature in April.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A measure that reinstates the use of affirmative action in state employment, contracting and admission to public colleges and universities was narrowly losing Tuesday night in early returns.Referendum 88 asked people whether they wanted to approve or reject Initiative 1000, which was passed by the Legislature in April.
Constitutional amendment on emergency powers takes lead
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington voters were supporting an update to a constitutional amendment on emergency government powers in early returns.Resolution 8200 was passing with more than 65 percent of the vote initial returns Tuesday night.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington voters were supporting an update to a constitutional amendment on emergency government powers in early returns.Resolution 8200 was passing with more than 65 percent of the vote initial returns Tuesday night.
Egan Orion leads Kshama Sawant in contentious Seattle City Council District 3 race
SEATTLE -- Socialist Kshama Sawant trails challenger Egan Orion in early returns in the contentious race for Seattle City Council District 3.As of 8:15 p.m., Orion had 53.99 percent of the vote with Sawant trailing with 45.61 percent of the vote.In District 1, incumbent Lisa Herbold had a slim lead over Phil Tavel 51.29 to 48.32 percent.In District 5, incumbent Debora Juarez had a commanding lead over Ann Davison Sattler 57.24 to Ann Davison Sattler.In District 6, Dan Strauss leads Heidi Wills 52.27% to 47.14%.The next ballot count will be at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
SEATTLE -- Socialist Kshama Sawant trails challenger Egan Orion in early returns in the contentious race for Seattle City Council District 3.As of 8:15 p.m., Orion had 53.99 percent of the vote with Sawant trailing with 45.61 percent of the vote.In District 1, incumbent Lisa Herbold had a slim lead over Phil Tavel 51.29 to 48.32 percent.In District 5, incumbent Debora Juarez had a commanding lead over Ann Davison Sattler 57.24 to Ann Davison Sattler.In District 6, Dan Strauss leads Heidi Wills 52.27% to 47.14%.The next ballot count will be at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Trade talks resume as tariff deadline looms
U.S. and Chinese negotiators are to resume trade talks just hours before the United States is set to raise tariffs on Chinese imports in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the world's two biggest economies.In Beijing, Chinese officials said Thursday they will retaliate if President Donald Trump goes ahead with more tariff hikes but offered no specific penalties.The talks starting up again Thursday were thrown into disarray this week after top U.S. trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin accused the Chinese of reneging on commitments they'd made earlier.
U.S. and Chinese negotiators are to resume trade talks just hours before the United States is set to raise tariffs on Chinese imports in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the world's two biggest economies.In Beijing, Chinese officials said Thursday they will retaliate if President Donald Trump goes ahead with more tariff hikes but offered no specific penalties.The talks starting up again Thursday were thrown into disarray this week after top U.S. trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin accused the Chinese of reneging on commitments they'd made earlier.
Attorney general tightens restrictions on asylum-seekers
Detained asylum seekers who have shown they have a credible fear of returning to their country will no longer be able to ask a judge to grant them bond.
Detained asylum seekers who have shown they have a credible fear of returning to their country will no longer be able to ask a judge to grant them bond.
Democrats block disaster aid proposal
Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican disaster aid bill, saying it doesn’t do enough to help hurricane-torn Puerto Rico.
Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican disaster aid bill, saying it doesn’t do enough to help hurricane-torn Puerto Rico.
Shutdown talk recedes after White House eases wall threat
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and leaders in Congress appeared to be pulling back Tuesday from a government shutdown over his $5 billion request for border wall funds, with the first signs of movement toward a possible end to the standoff.The White House set the tone early when Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicated Trump — who just last week said he'd be "proud" to shut down the government — doesn't want to after all.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and leaders in Congress appeared to be pulling back Tuesday from a government shutdown over his $5 billion request for border wall funds, with the first signs of movement toward a possible end to the standoff.The White House set the tone early when Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicated Trump — who just last week said he'd be "proud" to shut down the government — doesn't want to after all.
Trump plan to reclassify nuke waste alarms environmentalists
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration wants to reclassify some radioactive waste left from the production of nuclear weapons to lower its threat level and make disposal cheaper and easier.The proposal by the U.S. Department of Energy would lower the status of some high-level radioactive waste in several places around the nation, including the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state — the most contaminated nuclear site in the country.Reclassifying the material to low-level could save the agency billions of dollars and decades of work by essentially leaving the material in the ground, critics say.The proposal joins a long list of Trump administration efforts to loosen environmental protections.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration wants to reclassify some radioactive waste left from the production of nuclear weapons to lower its threat level and make disposal cheaper and easier.The proposal by the U.S. Department of Energy would lower the status of some high-level radioactive waste in several places around the nation, including the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state — the most contaminated nuclear site in the country.Reclassifying the material to low-level could save the agency billions of dollars and decades of work by essentially leaving the material in the ground, critics say.The proposal joins a long list of Trump administration efforts to loosen environmental protections.
Schrier defeats Rossi as Democrats flip 8th District for first time
Kim Schrier is the first Democrat to win the sprawling 8th Congressional District that stretches from Seattle's eastern suburbs to central Washington farm country.
Kim Schrier is the first Democrat to win the sprawling 8th Congressional District that stretches from Seattle's eastern suburbs to central Washington farm country.
I-940 passes: Police deadly force measure projected to be approved
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Voters in Washington state resoundingly passed a measure that will make it easier to prosecute police officers involved in shootings.Initiative 940, which also requires police training to de-escalate volatile situations and avoid the use of deadly force, is leading 59 percent to 41 percent.
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Voters in Washington state resoundingly passed a measure that will make it easier to prosecute police officers involved in shootings.Initiative 940, which also requires police training to de-escalate volatile situations and avoid the use of deadly force, is leading 59 percent to 41 percent.
GOP's Jamie Herrera Beutler wins re-election to House in WA-3
Republican incumbent U.S. Rep.
Republican incumbent U.S. Rep.
Gun owners blast I-1639, worry initiative punishes responsible users
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Initiative 1639, a measure on gun control, passed overwhelmingly with 60 percent of voters saying yes.Under 1639, the legal age to buy a semiautomatic rifle is raised from 18 to 21, and buyers of those weapons will be subjected to enhanced background checks and have a 10-day waiting period before they get their guns.Q13 News traveled to an East King County gun store to ask firearms fans what they think of the possible changes.The owner at LowPriceGuns.com did not want to share an interview on camera but he does expect sales to grow between now and when the law goes into effect.
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Initiative 1639, a measure on gun control, passed overwhelmingly with 60 percent of voters saying yes.Under 1639, the legal age to buy a semiautomatic rifle is raised from 18 to 21, and buyers of those weapons will be subjected to enhanced background checks and have a 10-day waiting period before they get their guns.Q13 News traveled to an East King County gun store to ask firearms fans what they think of the possible changes.The owner at LowPriceGuns.com did not want to share an interview on camera but he does expect sales to grow between now and when the law goes into effect.
Democrats eye potential flip in 8th Congressional District
Democrats' hopes to topple the highest ranking GOP woman in the U.S. House were dashed Tuesday as Republican incumbent Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was re-elected to her eighth term in Congress, but a Democratic lead in a long-held Republican seat gave them hope to increase the party's margin in its newfound control of the chamber.
Democrats' hopes to topple the highest ranking GOP woman in the U.S. House were dashed Tuesday as Republican incumbent Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was re-elected to her eighth term in Congress, but a Democratic lead in a long-held Republican seat gave them hope to increase the party's margin in its newfound control of the chamber.
I-1639: Measure tightening gun regulations wins
SEATTLE -- Washington state voters have passed measures tightening gun regulations and making it easier to prosecute police for negligent shootings passed.But an initiative that would charge the nation's first tax on carbon emissions to tackle climate change trailed in early returns Tuesday in the state's costliest initiative campaign.The fight over whether to make polluters pay for their carbon emissions was closely watched nationwide.
SEATTLE -- Washington state voters have passed measures tightening gun regulations and making it easier to prosecute police for negligent shootings passed.But an initiative that would charge the nation's first tax on carbon emissions to tackle climate change trailed in early returns Tuesday in the state's costliest initiative campaign.The fight over whether to make polluters pay for their carbon emissions was closely watched nationwide.
Schrier leads Rossi in race for Washington's 8th Congressional District
SEATTLE -- Political newcomer Dr.
SEATTLE -- Political newcomer Dr.
Democrats seize House control, but Trump's GOP holds Senate
Democrats seized the House majority from President Donald Trump's Republican Party on Tuesday in a suburban revolt that threatened what's left of the president's governing agenda. But the GOP gained ground in the Senate and preserved key governorships, beating back a "blue wave" that never fully materialized.
Democrats seized the House majority from President Donald Trump's Republican Party on Tuesday in a suburban revolt that threatened what's left of the president's governing agenda. But the GOP gained ground in the Senate and preserved key governorships, beating back a "blue wave" that never fully materialized.
GOP leader McMorris Rodgers wins re-election to House
Democrats' hopes to topple the highest ranking GOP woman in the U.S. House were dashed Tuesday as Republican incumbent Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was re-elected to her eighth term in Congress.
Democrats' hopes to topple the highest ranking GOP woman in the U.S. House were dashed Tuesday as Republican incumbent Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was re-elected to her eighth term in Congress.