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Political Smell Test: There’s some truth in tax, spending attacks on Inslee

Published September 17th, 2012 - 6:32AM

The Republican Governors Association has been on the TV airwaves attacking Democrat Jay Inslee over Congress’ stimulus and health care laws.

Fact check: Ad claiming McKenna not a reformer mostly false

Published September 17th, 2012 - 10:25AM

A television ad paid for by Our Washington, a political action committee funded largely by unions and the Democratic Governors Association, says Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna is not the reformer he claims to be.

Independent groups on both sides of governor’s race now airing attack ads

Published September 12th, 2012 - 1:40PM

An ad attacking Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna hit the television airwaves today, paid for by a coalition that is supporting, though independent from, his Democratic rival Jay Inslee.

Auditor hopefuls Kelley, Watkins spar over ethics and experience

Published September 12th, 2012 - 8:32PM

State Rep. Troy Kelley went on the offensive Wednesday after a week of answering questions about his business dealings, questioning political opponent James Watkins’s resume.

Pierce County business leaders donating to the governor’s race favor Rob McKenna

Published September 11th, 2012 - 12:04PM

Judging by direct contributions reported to the Public Disclosure Commission, Republican candidate Rob McKenna is the favorite among Pierce County business leaders.

Heap of allegations lobbed against state auditor candidate Troy Kelley

Published September 6th, 2012 - 10:12AM

Republican James Watkins today unloaded a laundry list of allegations against Tacoma Democrat Troy Kelley, based on lawsuits over the past decade involving Kelley and business associates.

Heap of allegations lobbed against state auditor candidate Troy Kelley

Published September 6th, 2012 - 8:09PM

Past accusations of theft, burglary, fraud and tax evasion against Tacoma state Rep. Troy Kelley became public Thursday when his opponent in the campaign for state auditor posted hundreds of pages of court documents online.

Fact check: Rob McKenna's critics omit full story on budget

Published September 4th, 2012 - 6:56AM

Democrats contend Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna supported $74 million in proposed K-12 and higher education cuts contained in a budget passed by state Senate Republicans earlier this year.

Inslee, McKenna spar over taxes, budget, liquor

Published August 29th, 2012 - 10:49PM

Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee both said forcefully Wednesday that they would not propose tax increases if elected governor, despite looming obligations to public schools.

Callaghan: More change may be solution to sagging voter turnout

Published August 25th, 2012 - 5:06PM

Where did all the primary election voters go? Perhaps the better question is, where did all the primary election ballots go?

Dale Foreman, former Washington State Republican Party chairman, endorses Democrat Maria Cantwell for U.S Senate

Published August 23rd, 2012 - 3:06PM

Dale Foreman isn’t just any Republican. He is a former Republican state legislator from the Wenatchee area, the former House Majority Leader, a onetime Republican candidate for governor who would have been nominated but for the seven-candidate mash-up that delivered the narrow plurality to Ellen Craswell in 1996.

McKenna says he supports abortion rights

Published August 22nd, 2012 - 9:47AM

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna today said he supports abortion rights under Washington law, which voters have upheld twice. At the same time, he put distance between himself, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his party’s national platform, which has a plank opposing abortion even in cases of rape.

McKenna’s history shows opposition to taxes, light rail

Published August 20th, 2012 - 12:51AM

Conciliatory isn’t a word that comes to mind when Rob McKenna’s contemporaries talk about his nine years on the Metropolitan King County Council.

Reasons for anti-Gonzalez vote: Some were sinister, some not

Published August 14th, 2012 - 7:33AM

Maybe they didn’t like Ben Harper.

Several Washington candidates who self-funded won in primary

Published August 11th, 2012 - 5:29PM

Personal wealth and a willingness to use it don’t guarantee victory for a political candidate. But it helps stay in the game, as the results of Washington’s primary election Tuesday made clear.

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