In the race for 27th District state House, Jake Fey is easily defeating fellow Democrat Lauren Walker after the first ballot counts.
In the race for 27th District state House, Jake Fey is easily defeating fellow Democrat Lauren Walker after the first ballot counts.
As of 8:15 p.m., Fey was holding a 63 to 36 percent lead over Walker, the Pierce County Auditor’s office reported.
The matchup to replace the House seat vacated by state Rep. Jeannie Darneille pitted two sitting second-term Tacoma City Council members.
Fey, who is making his third bid for the state house, bested Walker by only 6 points in the primary.
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An idea to sell the naming rights for public facilities to help pay for their operation has some lawmakers concerned that Washington state could end up with a “CenturyLink Capitol Building” or a “Chuck E. Cheese Bridge.”
Downtown business owner and community activist Patricia Lecy-Davis announced Monday she intends to run for the Tacoma City Council’s District 2 Council seat.
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A proposal that aims to offset rising toll costs on the Tacoma Narrows bridge by selling its naming rights has some lawmakers concerned the local icon could turn into “The Chuck E. Cheese Bridge.”
Pierce Transit failed to get voters’ approval for a sales-tax increase to pay for bus service, so the agency shrank its boundaries and tried again last year — only to suffer another defeat.
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