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Liz Lovelett
Focus on climate action
In early 2019, Liz Lovelett joined the ranks of the Washington State Senate, stepping up from her role as an Anacortes City Council member, and taking along her signature passion for climate action.
The environmental and social issues facing her district and state are challenging. Lovelett…
Black Robes Matter
Superior Court’s role in justice reform
Judicial races are rarely highly charged political contests. But, as in so many dimensions, 2020 is different. The topic of criminal justice reform has been in ferment in Whatcom County for several election cycles, and that interest has percolated into the elections for Superior Court. And…
Similarity and Partisan Fears
Alicia Rule and Luanne Van Werven
In a county often characterized by its divisions, the campaigns for Whatcom’s seats in the state House of Representatives show a remarkably unified focus on issues—fighting through pandemic crisis, and then carefully picking through the state’s damaged budget for…