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Op-Ed: State Secretary Hobbs Is Wrong to Oppose Ranked Choice Voting

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs criticized House Bill 2250, which allows ranked choice voting, as inequitable, but he couldn't be further from the truth. Ranked choice increases candidate diversity, improves voter turnout, and broadens participation.
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Lessons from Washington State’s New Capital Gains Tax

Taxing the rich works like a charm. Last week we learned that the capital gains tax — which was passed by the state legislature in...

The Case Against Approval Voting — And For Real Democracy Reform in Seattle

A planned initiative from Seattle Approves would like us to stop asking voters who they want representing them and instead ask voters to approve...