Washington County is set to gain an extra house seat and a larger share of a senate district in the new maps. Redistricting this year was a unique process for multiple reasons, one of which was ...

As Oregon’s wildfire risk map dies, Washington creates its own By Erik Neumann (OPB) July 7, 2025 6 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CN) — The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to block the use of Washington state’s new legislative district maps that give Latino voters greater representation. A Republican lawmaker and ...

But the Washington state commission was constrained by state law that now gives authority to the state Supreme Court to craft the lines. The court has until April 30 to draw new lines.

While Washington state’s legislative maps are poised to remain intact for the 2022 election, Gaber said they are still optimistic about the outcome of the case’s bench trial scheduled for January 2023 ...