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| Results From Independent Redistricting Are Mixed | A few states have turned to independent or arms-length commissions to limit political influences when redrawing congressional and legislative districts. The results have varied, but supporters point to more competitive contests and new faces replacing incumbents as evidence of reduced鈥 |
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| Split influence in Washington鈥檚 congressional map | After winning full or partial control of many state legislatures around the country in 2010, the Republican Party has a built an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections because of its influence redrawing congressional districts, an Associated Press analysis found. |
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| Dueling gun control measures likely to appear on fall ballot | Campaigns for dueling gun initiatives on this year鈥檚 ballot could bring national attention to Washington state, and contribute to an ongoing debate about gun laws across the United States. |
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| Dueling gun initiatives on path to divisive campaigns | Campaigns for dueling gun initiatives on this year鈥檚 ballot could bring national attention to Washington state, and contribute to an ongoing debate about gun laws across the U.S. |
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| State legislators older, richer, less diverse than population | State Rep. Hans Dunshee drives a 14-year-old Toyota Echo, lives in a modest home he partly rents out and otherwise survives off the income of being a state legislator 鈥 $42,106 a year. |
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| Who's paying? | Four years after the Supreme Court's controversial Citizens United rulings unleashed floods of cash into our political system by shadowy "dark money" groups vying to influence elections, Washington state's own campaign finance disclosure laws may become more transparent under鈥 |
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| Consolidation Voting Case Still Complex in 3rd Year | Three years after all the votes were counted in dual votes on an attempt to consolidate city and county governments, the federal lawsuit over the dual-vote requirement in state law continues. And a look at the depositions and other written statements in the case file from the experts for鈥 |
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| Hungary moves towards opening Communist spy files, 23 years on | Twenty-three years after the end of Communism in Hungary, the country has taken a tentative step towards opening the secret files of the era to the public, the last former East Bloc country to do so. |
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| Politics makes us dumb | Two questions for the morning after: Who鈥檇 you vote against yesterday? And are you feeling smarter yet, now that the fog of politics is lifting? The day after Election Day is, perhaps, not the most opportune time to point this out, but despite our lionization of citizenship and鈥 |
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| Civic education the focus of 3-day 草榴社区 seminar | Western Washington University is hosting a three-day seminar this week on civic education, which will feature speakers including current elected officials, public-policy experts and media representatives. |