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Opinion: State report finds public schools have failed to teach 40% of K-4 elementary students adequately in reading
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes the public is clearly running out of patience with the creaky and unresponsive public education model.
Opinion: Voluntary exemption season on payroll tax for WA Cares is open
In the absence of full repeal, Elizabeth Hovde suggests that workers in the voluntary exemption categories need to check out the WA Cares Fund exemption page.
POLL: Should voters have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the proposed tolling plan linked to the I-5 Bridge replacement project?
Should voters have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the proposed tolling plan linked to the I-5 Bridge replacement project?
Opinion: Legislature 2023: Has the legislature come to its senses by not passing House Bill 1628?
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes House Bill 1628 will, in the long term, only continue to increase the cost of housing, products and services.
Opinion: The Right To Be Heard – Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not be silenced
David Marks states that for the last few years, condescending media coverage of RFK Jr. has ignored his perspective and solutions for the problems of our era.
Opinion: Is Critical Race Theory being taught in K-12 public schools?
Many elected officials, lawmakers and media reporters will continue to argue there is not CRT curriculum in public schools but Liv Finne says the evidence, however, points to the opposite conclusion.
Opinion: Washington’s gas prices have increased between 35 and 52 cents per gallon since CO2 tax
Despite the clear data, state politicians and agency staff refuse to acknowledge the cost of the increases and aren’t helping residents deal with the impact of the costs.
Letter: ‘Democracy is messy but is designed to select out our best ideas to put into action’
Washougal resident Mark Haller offers his views on the Washougal School District levy on the April 25 special election ballot.
Opinion: 74 days until mass pay decrease in Washington state
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes the state shouldn’t be dictating which life Washingtonians need to save for and how.
Letter: Folks in our community have the right to express their opinion and vote based on their judgment of what is in the best interests of our schools and kids
Washougal resident Anne Haller shares her thoughts on the Washougal schools levy on the April 25 special election ballot.
Opinion: Proposed Washington Health Trust shouldn’t have our trust
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center reports that taxpayer-funded universal care would weaken access to care, tax mightily.
Opinion: New bill proposes open government ombuds study
The bill would authorize a legislative task force to study the creation of an office to help provide a nonpartisan and independent resource for citizens to access public records.
POLL: Should lawmakers be allowed to raise the limit on increases in state and local property taxes without voter approval?
Should lawmakers be allowed to raise the limit on increases in state and local property taxes without voter approval?
Opinion: Help, State Board of Health – Influence an end to Gov. Inslee’s harmful vaccine mandate on state employment
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center says the governor is confident his strict COVID-19-related mandates have been responsible for saving lives, but data do not back up these claims.
Opinion: Problematic racialist bill dies in the House Education Committee
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center states that parents see that the school system’s concerns over ‘woke inclusivity and equity’ are degrading the quality of education their children receive.
Opinion: Just in time to avoid 2/3 vote requirement, new property tax increase bill introduced
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares the latest efforts by the majority party to raise taxes on Washington residents.
Opinion: SB 5103, to make the state pay more of its way for the health care it takes on, needs House vote
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes we need more competition, innovation and educated consumers to help contain health care costs, not fewer people paying for health care.
Opinion: Dishonesty and depravity define progressive politics
Vincent Cavaleri of the Silent Majority Foundation states that ‘self-governance simply put, is the autonomy of a people to decide its present and future.’