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Uhlman in Seattle
Legacy Washington profiles Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman for new exhibit

Legacy Washington profiles Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman for new exhibit

The political legacy of 1968 bloomed in Seattle the following year when Wes Uhlman, 34, was elected mayor. Uhlman, profiled as part of an exhibit that will open Sept. 13 at the state Capitol, proved to be a politician of the changing times. Within a few short months, Uhlman named Latino civil rights activist Cesar Chavez as “First Citizen” of Seattle and flew flags at half-staff for student protesters killed at Kent State by the National Guard. That was just…

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Top 2 upheld in court: voters win

Top 2 upheld in court: voters win

Washington’s popular Top 2 Primary system has cleared its final legal hurdle. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear the challenge by Washington Democrats and Libertarians on the Top 2. This apparently is the final word on litigation that has been under way since voters overwhelmingly approved the primary through an initiative in 2004. Go here to view the cases that the Supreme Court is refusing to hear. (The Top 2 appeal case is found on…

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Legislature sends PCO elections bill to Governor

Legislature sends PCO elections bill to Governor

Washington’s PCO elections are on the verge of being back in business. A year after a federal court judge ruled state-run PCO elections unconstitutional in the context of the Top 2 Primary, the Legislature has approved a bill requiring PCO elections to be conducted during the state’s Primary Election, which occurs Aug. 7 this year. The House concurred with Senate amendments to House Bill 1860 sending the proposal to Gov. Gregoire for her probable signing. Precinct committee officers are local…

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“State Library jewel” contender #3: 1912 Progressive Party

“State Library jewel” contender #3: 1912 Progressive Party

Earlier this week, we began the February edition of our “State Library jewels” blog series. The first two contenders have been the family papers of George Washington Bush and a collection of blueprints by Heinz Ulbrect used in the Bavarian transformation of Leavenworth. Our third contender in this month’s poll is the collection of media clips regarding Robert Tait Hodge, Washington’s 1912 Progressive Party candidate for Governor. The image featured is courtesy of the Washington State Library. Seeing as this…

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