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Former Washington U.S. Senator Slade Gorton Dies At 92

By Austin Jenkins August 19, 2020

Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton has died at the age of 92. A Republican, he served three terms in the Senate. He was also a state lawmaker and three-term state attorney general. CREDIT: U.S. Senate

Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton of Washington, a three-term Republican and 9/11 commissioner, has died at the age of 92. Thomas Slade Gorton III was born in Chicago in 1928. He was a descendant of the Gorton Seafood family of Massachusetts. But it was politics that attracted him from a young age.Read More

Affirmative Action Returns To Washington Ballot — More Than 20 Years After Voters Rejected It

By Austin Jenkins October 7, 2019

Affirmative action opponents demonstrate outside the Washington Senate on Sunday night following a vote to approve I-1000. AUSTIN JENKINS/N3

In 1998, Washington voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 200, which effectively ended affirmative action in the state. Now, 21 years later, voters this November will once again have a chance to weigh in on the issue. Read More

Three Former Governors Testify In Olympia To Bring Back Affirmative Action In Washington

By Austin Jenkins April 18, 2019

Former Washington Governors Chris Gregoire, Dan Evans and Gary Locke testify in favor of I-1000. CREDIT: AUSTIN JENKINS/N3

Washington’s three living former governors testified Thursday in favor of an initiative to once again allow affirmative action policies in public employment, education and contracting. At a joint House-Senate hearing in Olympia, the three governors – Republican Dan Evans and Democrats Gary Locke and Chris Gregoire – called on state lawmakers to pass I-1000Read More

Two Decades After It Was Banished, A Movement Arises To Restore Affirmative Action In Washington

By Austin Jenkins January 11, 2019

Nat Jackson, the sponsor of I-1000, appears at a news conference with former Gov. Dan Evans CREDIT: AUSTIN JENKINS / NW NEWS NETWORK

Two decades ago, Washington voters overwhelming adopted an initiative that effectively banned affirmative action programs in the state. That could soon change.Read More