A lifelong journalist in Washington and legacy media refugee with an interest in politics, policy and influence. A UW grad, Michigan fellow and amateur potter.
Thanks to two strong challengers for seven-term Rep. Gerry Pollet's seat, AI regulations have become a spicy new ingredient and an interesting battleground for the fundraising race.
Democrats’ dreams of gaining a supermajority in the Legislature have hovered like sugar plums since a Trump 1.0 backlash gained them seven House seats in 2018.
Seattle will likely be under a socialist administration at City Hall, with a new, farther-left city council amenable to Wilson’s tax-the-rich populism.