Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of state in six decades or, instead, send a longtime county auditor to be the state’s first nonpartisan chief elections officer. Republicans were shut out of the state’s top-two primary in August, which sent current Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and nonpartisan […]
In her first political campaign, Republican Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley is going after Washington state’s most well-known institutions. For one, Patty Murray, the Democratic senator who has held the seat for the last 30 years and is seeking a sixth term. The Seattle Seahawks, Starbucks and The Seattle Times, home-grown, big-name organizations that she dismisses […]
Heidi Ganahl is the only Republican to advertise on television As ballots head out to voters across the state this week, Coloradans can expect a continued flurry of campaign advertisements to hit their televisions, streaming services and internet browsers as candidates for statewide office push their messages. It is an industry that involves tens of […]
Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. This week’s question: How long is a term for a U.S. senator? Control of the Congress is up for grabs in November. Some political scientists are worried for the state of American democracy, which is showing […]
Congress has a well-deserved reputation for partisan bickering, but that hasn’t kept it from passing meaningful legislation in a bipartisan fashion. How majority parties actually get things done — and what to expect after the 2022 midterm election — was the subject of a lunchtime talk Tuesday at Washington State University’s Foley Institute. James Curry, […]
2022 is set to be the most expensive midterm election in history. But the political science research is murky on how much that matters. For anyone living in a media market featuring contested political races—especially places such as Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Atlanta—these are the jackhammer months. Never in an off-year election have so many […]
Regardless of which party wins a majority in Congress this year, Frances Lee doesn’t see much chance of a landslide victory or clear mandate emerging from the ballot box. If that’s the case, then voters should be prepared for more broken promises. Lee, a professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton University, said “over-promising […]
Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: What is the supreme law of the land? Since 1789 when it took effect, the U.S. Constitution has been the supreme law of the land, setting up a republic with powers and responsibilities divided […]
In 1992, Washington State University extended its land-grant mission by launching one of the nation’s first opportunities for students to pursue a degree from anywhere on the globe through distance delivery. Today, our Global Campus is the second largest campus by enrollment in the WSU system with more than 4,000 students enrolled in one of […]
Washington’s secretary of state is an interesting job. In a lot of ways, it’s pretty administrative. They supervise the state archives. They coordinate implementation of the state’s records management laws. But what they’ve become most well known for is supervising and certifying state and local elections. Some say, to do that job properly, the position should […]