If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a fab Wikipedia page worth? In Portland, it's this much. Apparently. oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

WA Democrats' path to a super majority will run through Trump country 🐘 this fall where they're eyeing a senate seat in the Yakima Valley 🌄. The fight for the 14th LD hinges on voters of color, but what do Democrats really know about them? #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/expectation-…

Big Money 💸 couldn't buy moderates much love at the ballot box 🗳️ this summer as Washington State politics tilts ever leftward. Special interests also saw a small fortune in PAC money go up in flames 🔥 as bids from the center ran aground. #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/immoderate-m…

This November, Washingtonians will get to vote on three initiatives worth billions 💸 and every voter can read the price tag 📉. Will this dollars and sense approach to democracy mean smarter choices at the ballot box? 🗳️ 🇺🇸 #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/a-new-look-f…

Personal news: I'm in the market for a new laptop. Recommendations?

Voters have the chance to teach Washington's schools boss 🎒 a lesson at the ballot box 🗳️ this November. The OSPI race will be, among other things, a referendum on remote learning 💻 in a pandemic 😷. Could anyone else have done a better job? #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/incumbent-su…

Homicide: Life on the Street arrived on Peacock today, and I picked out 10 episodes to sample to see why so many of us are excited you can finally stream it: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-m…

The pumpkin spice is flowing, the Spirit Halloweens have sprung, it's cool and damp outside. Welcome to fall, Washington.

Ton of local police down the street from the Capitol Campus earlier tonight in Olympia. At least a half-dozen local squad cars. No confirmation what it was about.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump once again declined to submit a statement and pay a $3,500 fee to be included in the state-issued voters' pamphlet, but he'll still be on Oregon ballots. #orpol oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/trump-w…

To be fair, these names just scream millennial just as much as Gen Z/Alpha

This November, Washingtonians will vote 🗳️ on climate change 🌲, long-term care ⚕️, and taxing the rich 🧐. Unions + Big Tech + environmentalists are shelling out Big Money 💸 to twist some arms between now and then. Welcome to fall! 🍂 #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/big-money-fo…

WA's historic Climate Commitment Act is about Mother Nature 🌲 as much as it is about the green stuff people are paying at the pump ⛽️: 💵, 💵, 💵. This fall, Washingtonians will vote on who pays the cost of keeping the Evergreen State green. #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/dueling-mess…

Much thx to Folio Seattle for hosting last night’s rousing discussion ft. Paul Queary + Jerry Cornfield + Claire Withycombe about the game-changing initiatives coming to our ballots! 🗳️ Check out The Washington Observer to read more on all three! ⛽️💰⚕️ #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com

Buying friends + influencing people in Olympia 🏛️ costs a pretty penny. That moolah comes from campaigns 💸 and a slush fund hiding in plain sight. We at the Observer break down just how this shell game moves campaign bucks from pocket to pocket. #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/one-of-the-s…

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