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A King County, Wash., elections worker opens ballots during this November’s election. The office began stocking an overdose-reversal drug after receiving a letter laced with fentanyl in the summer; it was evacuated the day after Election Day when it got a similar envelope. Since the 2020 presidential election, state and local election officials nationwide have been bombarded with threats. Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press

In face of threats, election workers vow: ‘You are not disrupting the democratic process’

BY: - November 29, 2023

Since the 2020 presidential election, state and local election officials nationwide have been bombarded with threats, as lies perpetuated by former President Donald Trump and his allies around “rigged” elections have fueled conspiracy theories.

Cyberattack crashes parts of WA transportation website

BY: - November 9, 2023

A cyberattack has disrupted parts of the Washington State Department of Transportation website and knocked some of the agency’s services offline, frustrating ferry riders and drivers across the state.  The situation began Tuesday. The department said Thursday morning it was working to restore many of its web pages, but its highway travel map, traffic cameras, […]