4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1199+ words) Five races for seats on Washington state’s nine-member Supreme Court are set to get much more attention over the next two months. These races typically pass by without much notice as incumbent justices often sail to reelection to the nine-member…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (310+ words) This election reporting is provided free to all readers as a public service by your locally owned Cascadia Daily News. Thanks for supporting truly local news by donating to CDN or subscribing here. After a two-day recount, with four votes…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1727+ words) I began working in the Head Start program as a home visitor. Fifteen years later, I retired as an educational program coordinator. During my tenure, I worked with students, parents, teachers, special education teachers, K-12 teachers and administrators. The current federal…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (416+ words) The Lynden Tribune will issue a correction after publishing inaccurate statements about the results of this month’s primary election. The north Whatcom County newspaper printed two stories reporting the primary election results that erroneously stated incumbent Democratic state Reps. Joe…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (461+ words) In the basement of the Whatcom County Courthouse, canvassing board representatives sliced open plastic bags, pulling ballots out. Like Vegas poker dealers, the group of 16 fanned the ballots and split them in half. Each person, wearing plastic gloves and armed…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1158+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With just over two months until the November midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court gave way Monday for President Donald Trump to have a hand in regulating mail-in ballots nationwide, a voting method he has falsely claimed is rife…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (318+ words) The Whatcom County and Skagit County auditor’s offices certified primary election results Tuesday giving candidates the final confirmation about who they’ll face in November’s general election. But one race in Whatcom County is split by only four votes, leading to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (587+ words) Two Democratic Washington state Senate hopefuls are headed for a recount as just four votes separate them for second place in the primary and a spot on the November ballot. After examining challenged ballots Monday, Michael Shepard led Eamonn Collins…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1303+ words) State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local voting. “We’re no longer talking about hypothetical situations,” said Nick Brown,…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago   (956+ words) Sitting in jail last winter, Brennen Walker faced the reality he could go to prison for six years for identity theft and stealing a car, among other charges out of Skagit County. He was already in a court-related residential treatment…...