Month: April 2010
Pridemore escapes union's wrath
Pridemore escapes public employee union's wrath As Brad Shannon of The Olympian reported April 20, the powerful Washington Federation of State Employees plans to withhold campaign endorsements for all […]
Call and response on Wall Street reform
As Congress and President Barack Obama shifted their focus to financial reform last week, state Sen. Craig Pridemore challenged Denny Heck, his main Democratic opponent in the 3rd Congressional District […]
Fake Web sites newest weapon
Washington State Democrats, borrowing a page from national party strategists, have created a faux "Rob McKenna for Governor" Web site to "out" the mild-mannered Republican state attorney general over his […]
Castillo pledges repeal of “death tax”
Just in time for tax day, Olympia Republican David Castillo announced Wednesday that he has signed the "death tax repeal pledge," a vow to vote for permanent repeal of […]
Castillo pledges repeal of "death tax"
Just in time for tax day, Olympia Republican David Castillo announced Wednesday that he has signed the "death tax repeal pledge," a vow to vote for permanent repeal of […]
Benton to Rossi: Bow out now, please!
Sen. Don Benton's campaign announced Tuesday that the Vancouver Republican has raised nearly $121,000 toward his U.S. Senate campaign since he jumped into the race against Sen. Patty Murray on […]
Hyperbole time
Republican legislators (and their flacks) outdid themselves in describing what they thought of the $750 million tax package the Democrats passed in the final hours of the Legislature's special […]
Murray wins Realtors’ backing
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray scored a big win recently when the influential 18,000-member Washington Association of Realtors endorsed her for re-election, calling her "a tireless advocate for housing affordability and […]
Murray wins Realtors' backing
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray scored a big win recently when the influential 18,000-member Washington Association of Realtors endorsed her for re-election, calling her "a tireless advocate for housing affordability and […]
Pridemore gears up
State Sen. Craig Pridemore has been otherwise occupied over the past three months while his main Democratic opponent in the 3rd District congressional race, Denny Heck of Olympia, has been […]