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Opinion: WA Cares could continue to change, despite promises
Elizabeth Hovde states that the theme about WA Cares has been constant since 2019 when lawmakers passed this misguided law that takes more of workers’ wages for a benefit many will never see.
Opinion: Can politicians use money recovered from a crime however they like? AG’s office thinks so
Many politicians and staff at government agencies seem to believe public dollars and resources are theirs to use to achieve whatever policy goal they believe is important.
Letter: Area resident laments WSDOT decision after absence of public input
Yacolt resident Thomas Schenk discusses a WSDOT proposal to install a round-about traffic circle at the intersection of State Highway 503 and Rock Creek Road.
Opinion: Washington’s CO2 tax ends the year at about 43 cents a gallon, but increases are coming
Todd Myers believes a combination of factors mean we are likely to see the impact of the tax on CO2 emissions increase in 2024
Opinion: Friend or RINO?
In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill discusses a dynamic that many Republicans struggle with.
POLL: Are you in favor of Washington’s I-2081, known as the parent’s bill of rights initiative?
Are you in favor of Washington’s I-2081, known as the parent’s bill of rights initiative?
Opinion: In rush to stop natural gas for new homes, state fails to consider cost of new regulations
Washington’s State Building Code Council has once again adopted rules designed to eliminate natural gas energy for new residential and commercial construction.
Opinion: On gas prices, Governor Inslee says he was misled by Ecology staff
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center points out that after having spent the last three years claiming his climate tax wouldn’t raise prices, the governor knows he can’t admit he was wrong or…
Opinion: Commission to go over its recommendations for WA Cares Dec. 12
Elizabeth Hovde believes our state has gotten it wrong trying to deal with its long-term-care costs and should repeal WA Cares.
Letter: ‘All human beings have a natural right to life’
Vancouver resident James Clark believes that when you consider your stance as pro-life or pro-choice, there is more that hangs in the balance than a few hundred thousand unwanted babies.
Letter: Area resident voices concern about decision on McGillivray Blvd.
Jim McConnell would like to see a vote from everyone who lives in Cascade Park on whether to keep McGillivray Blvd. four lanes or spend millions of tax dollars to make it two lanes.
Opinion: State lawmakers should pass bill correcting wrong against state workers in COVID-19 times
Elizabeth Hovde states that passage of the bill would scrub the lack of a COVID-19 vaccination from a former employee’s personnel files.
POLL: Should a transgender biological male be allowed to compete in athletic competitions against a biological female?
Should a transgender biological male be allowed to compete in athletic competitions against a biological female?
Letter: ‘We find the dominant, post-Christian culture in the U.S. to be unfair and intolerant’
Vancouver resident Ann Makar explains why people with her beliefs are frustrated with the unfairness and intolerance they perceive in the dominant culture.
Opinion: The 2024 Washington legislative session madness has already begun
Legislators have the ability to ‘pre-file’ bills to get new legislation into the hopper ready for consideration in January and Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says things are alread…
Opinion: WA Cares is a lump of coal in workers’ stockings
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center, says about WA Cares: ‘there is nothing merry about taking from the poor to give to those who have more.
Opinion: Power is Prosperity – The battle for the LSR dams
In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill applies the ‘prosperity principle’ to Washington state’s Columbia River Basin issue.
Opinion: A taxpayer receipt would help provide a snapshot of government spending
Jason Mercier of the Mountain States Policy Center discusses the concept of providing an itemized receipt for taxpayers about their tax dollars and it relates to government.