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May 31, 2024 | 
spokesman.com | Mike Fancher |Robert McClure |Colette Weeks
By Mike Fancher, Robert McClure and Colette WeeksWashington House Speaker Laurie Jinkins has been the chief proponent of the claim that Washington legislators are entitled to a personal “legislative privilege” that allows them to conceal some records that would otherwise be public. But the Tacoma Democrat is avoiding testifying in court about how that so-called privilege would work.
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May 28, 2024 | 
tri-cityherald.com | Mike Fancher |Robert McClure |Colette Weeks
Flanked by Sen. Andy Billing (D-Spokane), House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) responds to a media question concerning the use of legislative privilege during the 2023 Legislative Preview held in the John A. Cherberg Building on the state Capitol campus in Olympia on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
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May 25, 2024 | 
thenewstribune.com | Mike Fancher |Robert McClure |Colette Weeks
Flanked by Sen. Andy Billing (D-Spokane), House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) responds to a media question concerning the use of legislative privilege during the 2023 Legislative Preview held in the John A. Cherberg Building on the state Capitol campus in Olympia on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
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May 22, 2024 | 
seattletimes.com | Colette Weeks |Mike Fancher |Robert McClure
Washington House Speaker Laurie Jinkins has been the chief proponent of the claim that Washington legislators are entitled to a personal “legislative privilege” that allows them to conceal some records that would otherwise be public. But now the Tacoma Democrat is trying to avoid testifying in court about how that so-called privilege would work.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
vashonbeachcomber.com | Mike Fancher
The people have a right to know. That was the idea in 1972 when a citizens’ Coalition for Open Government in Washington state successfully worked for the passage of Initiative 276, a portion of which became the Public Records Act (PRA). It passed overwhelmingly and resulted in laws requiring broad access to public records. Some 50 years later, the people’s right to access government information is eroding at the state and local levels.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
cascadiadaily.com | Mike Fancher |Ron Judd
Please join us in voting “Uncommitted Delegates” in order to stand in solidarity with the Immediate Ceasefire Movement and to hopefully spark an Open Democratic Convention this August. This primary election is the only chance we have to choose whom our delegates may vote for at the Democratic Convention. The “Uncommitted Delegates” option allows us to vote for the party but not bind our delegates to any one candidate.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
cascadiadaily.com | Mike Fancher |Ron Judd
The sounds were undeniably gripping, and for some, traumatic: Bystanders in Fairhaven, calling 911 from the scene of the tragic Dec. 16, 2023, Terminal Fire, describing what they saw. That included, presumably, seeing at least one person on the second floor of the burning building — highlighted by all the raw emotion that unfortunately comes with that.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
thenorthernlight.com | Mike Fancher
The people have a right to know. That was the idea in 1972 when a citizens’ Coalition for Open Government in Washington state successfully worked for the passage of Initiative 276, a portion of which became the Public Records Act (PRA). It passed overwhelmingly and resulted in laws requiring broad access to public records. Some 50 years later, the people’s right to access government information is eroding at the state and local levels.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
yelmonline.com | Mike Fancher
The people have a right to know. That was the idea in 1972 when a citizens’ Coalition for Open Government in Washington state successfully worked for the passage of Initiative 276, a portion of which became the Public Records Act (PRA). It passed overwhelmingly and resulted in laws requiring broad access to public records. Some 50 years later, the people’s right to access government information is eroding at the state and local levels.
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Feb 24, 2024 | 
columbian.com | Mike Fancher
The people have a right to know. That was the idea in 1972 when a citizens’ Coalition for Open Government in Washington successfully worked for the passage of Initiative 276, a portion of which became the Public Records Act. It passed overwhelmingly and resulted in laws requiring broad access to public records. Some 50 years later, the people’s right to access government information is eroding at the state and local levels.
