Todd Donovan
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| Does It Matter If Few People Vote? | Ross Reynolds talks with Todd Donovan, professor of political science at Western Washington University, about whether low voter turnout can ruin an election. This is ahead of the election on August 5, in which Seattle voters will decide whether to create a permanent taxing district for city… |
2014-07-30 | |
| NRA Lobbyist Comments Attract Controversy | Supporters of a Washington gun control measure on the November ballot may have just gotten a mid-summer boost. They’re capitalizing on an audio recording that recently surfaced. They say it captures the NRA’s Northwest lobbyist mocking Jewish people who support stricter gun laws. Olympia… |
2014-07-30 | |
| 6th District Senate campaign likely another expensive race | The 6th Legislative District is bound for another expensive campaign season, as Democrat Rich Cowan challenges incumbent Republican state Sen. Mike Baumgartner in November. Although they are the only two candidates in the race, making the Aug. 5 primary election almost inconsequential,… |
2014-07-14 | |
| Put a Label On It: It’s Oregon’s turn (again) to debate the labeling of GMO foods | There’s much to talk about in Ashland—a southern Oregon winter so dry that, for the first time in 50 years, the local ski mountain failed to open, or the fare at this year’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival. |
2014-04-16 | |
| Redistricting: Some states tried to leave out partisanship | A few states have turned to independent or arms-length commissions to limit political influences when redrawing congressional and legislative districts. |
2014-04-14 | |
| Results From Independent Redistricting Are Mixed | A few states have turned to independent or arms-length commissions to limit political influences when redrawing congressional and legislative districts. The results have varied, but supporters point to more competitive contests and new faces replacing incumbents as evidence of reduced… |
2014-03-31 | |
| Split influence in Washington’s congressional map | After winning full or partial control of many state legislatures around the country in 2010, the Republican Party has a built an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections because of its influence redrawing congressional districts, an Associated Press analysis found. |
2014-03-31 | |
| Dueling gun control measures likely to appear on fall ballot | Campaigns for dueling gun initiatives on this year’s ballot could bring national attention to Washington state, and contribute to an ongoing debate about gun laws across the United States. |
2014-03-06 | |
| Dueling gun initiatives on path to divisive campaigns | Campaigns for dueling gun initiatives on this year’s ballot could bring national attention to Washington state, and contribute to an ongoing debate about gun laws across the U.S. |
2014-02-26 | |
| State legislators older, richer, less diverse than population | State Rep. Hans Dunshee drives a 14-year-old Toyota Echo, lives in a modest home he partly rents out and otherwise survives off the income of being a state legislator — $42,106 a year. |
2014-02-18 |