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Opinion: ‘Our government’s current priorities are backwards’
Opinion

Opinion: ‘Our government’s current priorities are backwards’

Third Congressional District candidate Joe Kent offers his thoughts on some current events impacting the United States.

Feb 8, 2024

Opinion: ‘We absolutely need to vote as soon as we get our ballots’
Opinion

Opinion: ‘We absolutely need to vote as soon as we get our ballots’

Nancy Churchill addresses the question of when should voters submit their ballots.

Feb 8, 2024

Opinion: When can police write a ticket?
Opinion

Opinion: When can police write a ticket?

Target Zero Manager Doug Dahl answers a citizen’s question about the use of handicapped parking spaces.

Feb 8, 2024

Opinion: WEA union blocks bill to provide equitable funding for charter school families
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Opinion: WEA union blocks bill to provide equitable funding for charter school families

On Monday (Feb. 5), the Senate Ways and Means Committee blocked passage of SB 5809.

Feb 7, 2024

Opinion: Minimum Wage hikes, predictably, increase the cost of fast food – is a $10 Big Mac on the horizon?
Opinion

Opinion: Minimum Wage hikes, predictably, increase the cost of fast food – is a $10 Big Mac on the horizon?

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes there is no way around the effects of minimum wage increases.

Feb 6, 2024

Opinion: Workforce issue rightly in focus in Olympia
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Opinion: Workforce issue rightly in focus in Olympia

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains why lawmakers should take more opportunities to lessen state licensing restrictions that are harmful to workers and patients.

Feb 6, 2024

Opinion: HB 2494, to add more funding to amply funded public schools, will not help students
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Opinion: HB 2494, to add more funding to amply funded public schools, will not help students

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes that what public education needs is not more money, but more common sense reforms.

Feb 4, 2024

Letter: :”Lawfare is much deeper than going after Trump’
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Letter: :”Lawfare is much deeper than going after Trump’

Yacolt resident Thomas Schenk discusses how many are practicing ‘lawfare’ against their own citizens.

Feb 4, 2024

Letter: ‘Mobile device use in our public schools has become a chronic issue’
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Letter: ‘Mobile device use in our public schools has become a chronic issue’

Washougal resident Ken Klopman offers his support for House Bill 2018 in this letter to the editor.

Feb 3, 2024

Opinion: A few bills that didn’t make the cut
Opinion

Opinion: A few bills that didn’t make the cut

The following bills failed to pass in committee before the legislative cut-off date of Jan. 31.

Feb 2, 2024

POLL: Do you agree with the Clark County PA’s decision not to charge a non-citizen in a long-term illegal voting case?
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POLL: Do you agree with the Clark County PA’s decision not to charge a non-citizen in a long-term illegal voting case?

Do you agree with the Clark County PA’s decision not to charge a non-citizen in a long-term illegal voting case?

Feb 1, 2024

Opinion: WA Cares is in more twists, given House committee votes and a certified initiative
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Opinion: WA Cares is in more twists, given House committee votes and a certified initiative

In a Tuesday meeting, the Washington state House Health Care and Wellness Committee moved forward two bills related to WA Cares.

Feb 1, 2024

Opinion: HB 2058, to weaken the family by displacing parents as providers of food and nourishment
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Opinion: HB 2058, to weaken the family by displacing parents as providers of food and nourishment

In response to House Bill 2058, Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center states her belief that the central mission of the public schools is to educate children, not to feed them.

Feb 1, 2024

Opinion: Is the climate crisis real?
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Opinion: Is the climate crisis real?

Nancy Churchill encourages support of Initiative 2117, and to put an end to the Climate Commitment Act.

Jan 31, 2024

Letter: The case for the Restore Election Confidence Initiative
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Letter: The case for the Restore Election Confidence Initiative

Restore Election Confidence Initiative Sponsor Rob Anderson makes the case for the Restore Election Confidence Initiative.

Jan 30, 2024

Opinion: Governors and members of Congress tell the President not to restrict consumer choice of vehicles
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Opinion: Governors and members of Congress tell the President not to restrict consumer choice of vehicles

Republican Governors across the country sent President Biden a letter on January 22 in opposition to proposed federal rules they say would unduly restrict the vehicle options available to Americans…

Jan 29, 2024

Opinion: I-2124, concerning the long-term-care payroll tax, is certified: Will lawmakers consider it?
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Opinion: I-2124, concerning the long-term-care payroll tax, is certified: Will lawmakers consider it?

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center asks: ‘will state lawmakers give I-2124 hearings and floor votes as Washingtonians are demanding, or will they continue to rearrange deck chairs on t…

Jan 28, 2024

POLL: Do you support I-2109, which would repeal the tax on capital-gains?
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POLL: Do you support I-2109, which would repeal the tax on capital-gains?

Do you support I-2109, which would repeal the tax on capital-gains?

Jan 25, 2024