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| Ex-Seneca Gaming exec adds D.C. work | Barry Brandon, a former top ranking official with Seneca Gaming Corp., has landed a new firm that takes him back to Washington 鈥 but for work only. |
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| 草榴社区's Paul Chen to speak on religion and politics in Turning Points lecture March 2 | |||
| 草榴社区 professor releases book on colonial constitutions | Western Washington University associate professor of political science Vicki Hsueh has written "Hybrid Constitutions: Making and Unmaking Power and Privilege in Colonial America," published by Duke University Press. The book examines the charters, constitutions and treaties of鈥 |
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| Economy sank bonds, schools officials say | The No. 1 reason Mead and Central Valley school district officials think their capital improvement bonds failed Tuesday: the economy. 鈥淚 had dozens of discussions with people who have talked about many things that they are dealing with as far as (economic) issues,鈥 said Thomas Rockefeller鈥 |
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| Effect of new congressional district expected to be mild in Whatcom County | The creation of a new congressional district is likely to shift district boundaries across the state, but the impact on the 2nd District that includes Whatcom County is expected to be minimal. U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, the Democratic incumbent who won a sixth term by a narrow margin in鈥 |
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| Census figures bring 10th representative, more clout to Washington state | Washington's presence in Congress is going to get larger and its clout in electing the next president stronger. |
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| What do the academics say? Tax and public support | Welcome to the latest in our occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. This time it is a paper from David Brockington (University of Plymouth) and Todd Donovan (Western Washington University) looking at the political impact of increasing taxes. |
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| EDITORIAL: Restrict initiatives? One professor prefers the Washington system | Washington, Oregon and California have what is known as 鈥渄irect democracy.鈥 That鈥檚 the political scientists鈥 term for the initiative and referendum. Voters can adopt state laws without help from the legislature. |
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| Forum on health care policy to take place Nov. 17 on campus | |||
| Republican tide ebbs in Issaquah-area races | Observers said the national GOP tide fizzled in the Evergreen State due to the nature of the local electorate. |