Independents — sick of Trump, wary of Dems — rise up in eastern Washington Washington state could end up with its first ever Independent member of the House. Ashley Ahearn
'Deceptive' mailings prompt Democratic protest, campaign finance complaints Conservative Glen Morgan says he’s the conscience of the Democratic Party. But Democrats say he’s “trying to deceive voters.” Austin Jenkins
Notorious 'malice' standard for cops heads to voters in Washington state I-940 is backed by families of people who died in encounters with police. But whether it passes or fails, many law enforcement groups are ready to work on a compromise over charging police officers for misuse of deadly force. Amy Radil
Debate: Should local governments be able to tax food and drink? Should local governments be prohibited from taxing retail food and drink? Ruby de Luna
Big Soda pours $20M into I-1634 to stop the spread of taxes on sugary drinks A statewide ballot initiative would stop local governments from passing any new taxes on food and beverages, like Seattle did with soda. Angela King gets into Initiative 1634 with political analysts C.R. Douglas and Joni Balter. Angela King
Rossi and Schrier mix it up with U.S. House seat at stake Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Kim Schrier square off over health care insurance, trade tariffs, gun control and border policy in a wide-ranging debate. David Hyde
‘Don't go to a hotel room’ with a drunk man. Councilmember Kathy Lambert’s full KUOW interview The King County Council member took issue with a KUOW story about a campaign event for Sen. Joe Fain this past Sunday, during which she was interviewed. Here's the full transcript of that interview. Sydney Brownstone
Is Washington's voting system safe from hackers? Kim Malcolm talks with Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman about election security in Washington state. Kim Malcolm
Everyone hates political attack ads. But is there a silver lining to all that spending? Does all that campaign ad money at least give the economy a boost? David Hyde
