After 16 years in office, Dow Constantine stepped down as King County Executive to take a position as the CEO of Sound Transit in April. For the first time since 2009, an open election for the ...

Washington State's primary election will take place on August 5. Here is everything you need to know about registering to vote, the vote by mail process and the key dates.

Voter information and a guide to key races appearing on August 2025 primary election ballots in Washington state.

In these unprecedented and chaotic times, people are looking to get engaged more than ever. They are protesting on the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — On Tuesday night, D.C. residents in Ward 8 selected Trayon White to represent them on the D.C.

All candidates were sent two questions to respond to. Those who didn’t respond to inquiries were quoted from their statements ...

WA State to start gathering signatures for a voter ID initiative Backers of an initiative to the Legislature requiring proof of citizenship to vote in Washington state say opponents are trying to ...

Voters in Washington will be asked this fall to let the state make stock market investments with payroll taxes collected for its long-term care program.

Some free-market ideas bubbled up in progressive Washington state last year through voter initiatives, and Democrats want to make sure that outrage doesn’t happen again. Step 1: Make it harder ...

Washington State’s ambitious Cap-and-Invest Program was on the ballot this November. The program is designed to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gases (GHG) in the state by requiring large ...

Washington state voters upheld one of the most ambitious climate laws in the U.S. in November, by rejecting a ballot initiative that would have repealed the state’s landmark cap-and-invest law ...

The 2024 election saw lower turnout across the nation, in every region and in many demographic groups. In Washington state, the drop in participation was especially pronounced among young people.