(The Center Square) – After several Spokane County school districts failed to pass bonds last February, a few returned for another shot in the November general election, with only one appearing to prevail after Tuesday night. Several municipalities and school districts asked Spokane voters to pass tax measures during the general election, with 11 on the November ballot. The county still has around 31,000 ballots left to count, but election officials made it through at
(The Center Square) – The race for Pierce County Executive is too close to call after Election Day. As of Wednesday morning, Pierce County Council Chair Ryan Mello, a Democrat, is leading Rep. Kelly Chambers, R-Puyallup, by less than 3% of votes. Current Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier has reached his current term limit and is unable to run again. If Mello’s lead holds up, the executive position will switch from a Republican to a
(The Center Square) – The city of Spokane and Spokane County both asked voters to pass sales taxes on Tuesday; while some local officials viewed the measures as competing, initial results show both passing. The show played out as county election officials processed over 211,000 ballots on Tuesday, with 31,000 left to count on Wednesday. The remaining votes could sway the outcome of one measure, but not both, as Spokane County’s tax renewal currently leads
(The Center Square) – Washington voters have chosen to keep the state’s controversial cap-and-trade program that critics say substantially raised fuel prices while generating billions of dollars, ostensibly to fight climate change. Initiative 2117, which would have repealed the Climate Commitment Act passed by lawmakers in 2021, was rejected by 61.7% of voters in Tuesday night returns. Just over 38% of voters supported the measure. “These numbers can change but I don’t know if we’ve
