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Democrats can thank pot and gay marriage | Bob Roegner
The Democrats and Governor-elect Jay Inslee can thank marijuana and same-sex marriage, at least in part, for their…
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The unpredictable 30th Legislative District | Bob Roegner
The 30th Legislative District is a swing district that leans Democratic. Pre-election conventional wisdom was that incumbent Asay…
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Did you vote correctly in the 2012 election? | Bob Roegner
The election is over, but there will be another one. Some of you remain confused about whether you…
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2012 Washington state election predictions | Bob Roegner
King County has approximately one-third of the state’s voters and frequently determines the winners.
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Asay vs. Freeman: Behind the scenes in District 30 | Roegner
The race for position two in the state House matches incumbent Republican Katrina Asay against Democratic Federal Way…
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District 30’s most contentious state rep. race | Bob Roegner
Federal Way City Councilmember Linda Kochmar and businessman Roger Flygare provide the public with a clear contrast in…
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Why did McKenna fall behind in governor’s race? | Roegner
The last time the Republicans elected a governor in Washington was John Spellman about 30 years ago.
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GOP targets vulnerable Democrats in 2 state races | Roegner
The Republican strategy this election season was to concentrate on winning the governor’s office, the state Senate and…
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What is downtown Federal Way’s future, and who’s leading? | Bob Roegner
The future of downtown Federal Way has suddenly moved from behind the scenes political chatter to the front…
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Federal Way’s potential political misfire | Bob Roegner
A seemingly innocuous item may have long-term political repercussions for Federal Way.
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Want to run for city council? Here’s your chance | Roegner
We wrote earlier that there may be an opening. Now there may even be two, and there is…
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Democrats might lose a few House seats | Bob Roegner
In looking at key races, Republican control seems unlikely. But they may be able to reduce the Democrats’…
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State politics: Who will control the big three? | Bob Roegner
Control of the big three — the governor’s office, the State Senate, and the State House of Representatives…
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Congress incumbents are safe in Washington | Bob Roegner
In the contested races with a candidate that might have a chance of defeating an incumbent, the primary…
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Big surprises in the 2012 primary election | Bob Roegner
Much of the primary went as expected, but there were a couple of big surprises. The biggest one…
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Did the guns win? | Bob Roegner
In the aftermath of Aurora, Time Magazine’s Joe Klein did a cover piece titled “How Guns Won.” It’s…
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Dems duke it out for Asay’s seat in Olympia | Bob Roegner
The race for House position two has a clear front-runner in incumbent Republican State Rep. Katrina Asay. But…
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Republicans clash for Miloscia’s state rep. seat | Roegner
Two Democrats and three Republicans are running to replace Democratic State Rep. Mark Miloscia, who is running for…
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Federal Way Democrats battle for state rep. | Bob Roegner
Over the next three weeks we will take a look at the 30th District candidates for the state…