Young people have an easier time voting in Washington State than anywhere else in the country. That’s according to a survey by Rock the Vote, a group that encourages youth to participate in the political process.
It found many state laws mesh with the needs of young voters, but there’s still room for improvement.
Decades after the federal government stopped taking Native American children from their homes and putting them in boarding schools, Native families still face challenges staying together.
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal challenging campaign disclosure laws in Washington state.
The court on Tuesday let stand without comment a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the state's disclosure requirements. Human Life of Washington challenged the requirements as a violation of the First Amendment. The group didn't want to reveal its donors in a 2008 campaign opposing an assisted suicide ballot measure.
Know someone who did something heroic over the last few years? If so, you may want to consider nominating that person for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors Award.
You gotta do your homework. That's the advice KPLU's Keith Seinfeld got from tax experts on how voter's might want to approach their November ballots. Your vote will help establish major tax policies in Washington for years to come. They offer some helpful tools. Too much to think about? Keith gives us a little help from Monty Python and the Romans.
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