You probably can’t get 80% of the citizens in Bonney Lake to agree the sky is blue, but John Millan and Shawnta Mulligan convinced about that percentage of voters to reject a recent tax measure.

Filing week has arrived, so if you, or anyone you know, is interested in running for public office, get on over to the auditor’s office and file your candidacy.

Last year Madore campaigned on a platform of restoring prosperity to Clark County, and he raised some eyebrows with his seemingly lofty claims. He is quickly fulfilling his promise--and you may be surprised by how he's doing it.

Local activist Paula Baruffi, wanted to educate the Washington State Legislature about Agenda 21--a property rights issues she's passionate about. Her idea was to deliver the book 'Behind the Green Mask' to each legislator.

It may sound Orwellian to have government watching and fining you for installing a bike rack or flower box, but if CityScan has their way, this is exactly what is coming to a town near you.

An intrepid Evergreen State College student demonstrates how fellow college students are not using their critical thinking skills and they are willing to support indefinite detention and domestic wiretapping as long as Obama does it.

If you pick up antlers like these in the woods in the wrong place - you could go to jail for 6 months and pay a $5000 fine.  Is this really a necessary law?  Are we criminalizing too many activities while failing to deal with real criminals? 

In Whatcom County, the Central Planning Department does not require logical thinking.  They are demanding that property owners destroy wetlands and wildlife habitat in order to save it. 

It is worth comparing Thurston County and the City of Olympia and how they manage their public comment process. Although I disagree with many of the polices of both juristictions, there is a clear difference in how they treat the public comment process. Thurston County has a lot to...Read more here

There are a variety of special local elections on April 23, 2013 around the state.  The Secretary of State calls these "Special Elections" and many of them are indeed very special.  Here are a few worth watching regardless of where you live.