Washington State Standard

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Washington state voters are getting the message: Don’t wait to turn in your ballots.

As of Friday afternoon, 705,231 ballots had been returned with 66.4% arriving via drop boxes, a sign early voters are heeding repeate...

It’s unclear what role federal election monitors will play or how many there will be in King County on Election Day.

The U.S. Department of Justice informed King County Elections Director Julie Wise this week that the administration is sending election monitors for the Nov. 3 midterms. 

“As the Civil Rights Division has done in the past, our monitors only observ...

Meta has paid Washington state a record-setting fine of more than $51 million for violating campaign finance laws, but lawmakers are being cautioned not to get too excited about the money. 

The Facebook and Instagram parent company is expected to appeal

A plan for a new Scottish links-style golf course at an oceanfront Washington state park has divided a community.

Proponents of the years-in-the-making proposal at Westport Light State Park say the course will be an economic boost for the small town, while opponents fear environmental disruption despite commitments from the developer to be a steward of the park’s habit...