State law designates certain positions nonpartisan, such as city offices, school board seats and judicial roles. Candidates for those offices do not select a party preference to appear next to their ...

Washington is often identified as having one of the nation’s most regressive tax codes, meaning lower earners pay a disproportionately high share of their earnings. Many progressives see an income tax ...

Federal immigration officials arrested a Lynden man in a raid at his apartment on Wednesday. The authorities suspect him of assaulting a federal officer, but his partner and activists say the charge ...