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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Aug 1, 2024, 02:41 PM Aug 1

Former sheriff and nurse vie for rural Snohomish County seat in House

MONROE — A former sheriff and a nurse will be vying for the redrawn Legislative District 12’s open seat in the state House.

In 2023, after a lawsuit from Yakima residents, a U.S. District Court judge ordered redistricting to comply with the Voting Rights Act.

The judge ruled the old districts impaired Latino voters’ participation.

New lines split the district’s population almost equally on each side of the Cascades. Parts of Duvall, Carnation, Fall City and North Bend now fall into the district. East Wenatchee is now in the 5th. The Monroe to Index corridor was and still is in the 12th District.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/former-sheriff-and-nurse-vie-for-rural-snohomish-county-seat-in-house/

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Former sheriff and nurse vie for rural Snohomish County seat in House (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 1 OP
Yo_Mama ----- As a denizen of the Pacific Northwest (Spokane), I've got to tell you how much I enjoy your posts that, EarnestPutz Aug 1 #1

EarnestPutz

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1. Yo_Mama ----- As a denizen of the Pacific Northwest (Spokane), I've got to tell you how much I enjoy your posts that,
Thu Aug 1, 2024, 02:52 PM
Aug 1

........for us, are about local news and local issues. Tucked in here with all the national and international politics, your stuff just seems local, small-scale and almost benign. I'd encourage other, regional, DU players to follow your example and not hesitate to plug in local stuff from their corner of the country, because I feel that readers from all over may enjoy their local stories too.

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