Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, says she joined Republicans to seize control of the state Senate on Friday and pass a GOP budget partly in return for being allowed to rejoin the caucus. "I was the 25th vote, and my caucus finally did the right thing," Roach ... »
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert on Thursday opened a new district office in Issaquah, a relocation from Mercer Island prompted by his 8th Congressional District's eastward shift under congressional redistricting. Reichert, a Republican from Auburn, has six sta... »
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell took in $1.45 million for her re-election campaign during the last three months of 2011, further widening a huge financial lead over her sole Republican challenger. Cantwell, a Democrat, has $4 million in cash for... »
More than an hour into the Senate hearing on gay marriage and, so far, both sides are playing by the rules. No outbursts, demonstrations or comments that the chairman considers out of bounds. Lines formed two hours before the hearing started. The main ... »
Updated State Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup, on Thursday announced he'll support legislation legalizing gay marriage. "Unlike some of my colleagues in liberal districts, I will not return home to cheers and handshakes," Kastama said at a news conference... »
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler broke from the Republican party Tuesday to back a Senate-passed two-month extension of payroll-tax cuts, one of just seven GOP House members to side with Democrats on what has become a high-stakes partisan ... »
