Our blog is active all year long as we bring you the most critical stories from around the state of Washington. 2012 was no exception. As we close out the year we wanted to quickly reflect on which posts were most important to you, our readers.

Here's a quick recap of the top 5 most-read blog posts of 2012:

Election Results Analysis

The Primary elections in our state were a big deal and Trent England, our VP of Policy, brought you live coverage and analysis of the election results back in August. Many of you took advantage of that coverage and even participated in our live blog. Check out his observations from back then and contrast them with the General results. Was he close to the mark? Read More

The Best Twitter Hashtags for the 2012 Election

Twitter continues to explode in usage and relevancy as more and more people turn to the micro-blog service for news updates and interactions. This was never more true than during the 2012 election. Our political hashtag list was one of our most-read blog posts for the year. New to Twitter? Haven't signed up yet? If you do, be sure to follow us here. Read More

JZ/Ramtha's "enligtened" view on Mexicans (Warning: obscene language)

The local cult leader made quite a splash in 2012 when some of her inflammatory comments on several minority and religious groups found their way online via YouTube. The fallout from her statements forced many of her political benefactors to re-donate her contributions to their campaigns and her to bring forth a lawsuit. Watch the video(s) at your own risk. They're shocking. Read More

Congressional Candidate Felled by Vote Fraud

Some politicians believe in our system of government so much, they feel the need to vote twice. Such was the case with Wendy Rosen, whose prosecution for voter fraud got in the way of her bid for a congressional seat. Read More

Why Government Employee Collective Bargaining Laws Must Be Reformed Now

Labor Reform has been on the forefront of our national discussion for well over a year and a half now; ever since Scott Walker instituted sweeping reforms in Wisconsin. Even before the more recent events in Michigan, Bob Williams, our founder, wrote a great piece on the necessity of overhauling collective bargaining back in June. It's even more relevant now. Read More

I hope you enjoyed looking back on some of the biggest stories of the year. Here's to even more great stories in 2013!

Did you have a favorite story that we missed? Share it in the comments!