Election
Charter school advocates make last-minute attempt to reach 2012 ballot
The chief of staff for the League of Education Voters filed a measure today that would ask voters this November to allow up to 40 charter schools in Washington — if supporters can accumulate 241,153 signatures by July 6 to get it on the ballot.
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ELECTION
Washington gov race turns to transportation taxes
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna says Washington will need to ask voters to support a tax package to fund the state's multi-billion dollar transportation needs, but his Democratic counterpart, Jay Inslee, isn't ready to support any specific financing plan.
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ELECTION
McClendon to kick off campaign for state representative March 16
BELLINGHAM - Natalie McClendon, who is running for a state House of Representatives seat in the 42nd Legislative District, has scheduled her campaign kick-off for Wednesday, May 16.
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ELECTION
Group Represent! to hold Bellingham event aimed at electing progressive women
BELLINGHAM - A new group called Represent! aims to get more progressive women elected to public office, and it'll hold its first event Saturday, May 12.
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ELECTION
Candidate filing to begin at state, Whatcom County Auditor's Office, for open seats
Candidate filing via mail opens Monday, April 30, for nine local positions, ranging from judges to state legislators, up for re-election this year, according to the Whatcom County Auditor's Office.
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ELECTION
Democrat McClendon challenges Overstreet in 42nd District
Natalie McClendon of Bellingham, chairwoman of the Whatcom County Democratic Party, has announced that she will run for 42nd District State Representative, seeking the seat held by Republican Jason Overstreet.
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ELECTION
State coffers won’t require new revenue, Inslee says
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee said Friday that the state doesn’t need new taxes to fulfill its education funding obligations, even though Gov. Chris Gregoire says new revenue must be considered.
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ELECTION
State GOP leaders rally behind Romney at party conference
Mitt Romney on Friday all but seized control of the Republican Party, rallying party leaders from around the country with a vow to draft every one of his many rivals into waging the campaign against President Barack Obama and the Democrats.
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ELECTION
Bellingham council to consider affordable-housing ballot measure
BELLINGHAM - Housing advocates are asking the City Council to put a tax measure on the November ballot that would raise money for more affordable housing.
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ELECTION
Santorum supporters in Whatcom County mostly shifting to Romney for GOP convention
Whatcom County supporters of Rick Santorum won't stay home dejected because their candidate suspended his campaign, and they plan to support other candidates, mostly Mitt Romney, during the county convention Saturday, April 21.
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ELECTION
98 percent of Whatcom County Democrats supported Obama in caucuses
More than 98 percent of Democratic Party delegates selected at the Whatcom County precinct-level caucuses on Sunday, April 15, support re-electing President Obama.
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