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Oct. 1 brings new taxes for Washington businesses and consumers
Washington’s 2025-27 budget brings new sales and B&O taxes on services, plus transportation fee hikes, with businesses and consumers bracing for impacts starting Oct. 1.
Opinion: Washington’s new sales tax onslaught devastates small businesses
Mark Harmsworth argues Senate Bill 5814’s new sales taxes will devastate small businesses, raising compliance costs and fueling inflation across Washington.
Opinion: Gov. Ferguson promises to make the state more responsive. Here’s how he can make that happen
Todd Myers outlines steps Gov. Bob Ferguson’s new “Your Washington” program must take to succeed where past reforms failed: set real deadlines, enforce meaningful metrics, and ensure accountability.
Opinion: A bridge too short, again
Joe Cortright argues the I-5 Bridge replacement faces the same Coast Guard clearance issues that doomed the Columbia River Crossing, risking delays and federal funding.
Opinion: Tina Kotek goes Orval Faubus on us
Lars Larson compares Gov. Tina Kotek’s refusal of federal help in Portland to historic defiance of federal law, citing riots and ICE building attacks.
Letter: ‘Our Southwest Washington tax dollars … are being used to fund the starvation of children’
Ridgefield resident R. Myles Dickason urges Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez to address concerns over U.S. tax dollars funding conflict abroad instead of local priorities.
Letter: Henny Penny, the sky will not fall!
Camas resident Anna Miller details which essential services and benefits continue during a government shutdown and which agencies may scale back or pause functions.
Opinion: The stories of the people who experience the games are the best stories
Paul Valencia reflects on covering 211 consecutive Friday night football games, emphasizing stories of players, coaches, and fans over just scores.
Opinion: Federal funding for I-5 Bridge replacement project in jeopardy
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Opinion: President Trump to the Rose City, ‘you’re next’
Lars Larson writes that President Trump has turned his attention to Portland, citing riots, Antifa, and business losses as reasons for concern.
Letter: Be a good Samaritan
Brush Prairie resident Bob Mattila reflects on the parable of the Good Samaritan, urging readers to show mercy and compassion to others, as taught in Luke 10.
POLL: Should lawmakers consider ending the I-5 Bridge replacement project altogether?
Soaring costs and delays renew debate over I-5 Bridge replacement The Interstate 5 Bridge replacement is now expected to cost up to $10 billion, with final environmental approvals delayed until 202…
Opinion: ‘Remain calm. All is well!’
Ken Vance critiques the Interstate Bridge replacement project, citing rising costs, years of delays, and unanswered questions while comparing officials’ reassurances to the “all is well” chaos of A…
Opinion: The story about United States Senator Ron Wyden
Lars Larson highlights a lawsuit alleging Sen. Ron Wyden’s children harassed an employee who later died by suicide, criticizing media silence and pointing to political double standards.
Opinion: How the legislature dug Washington into a fiscal hole
Mark Harmsworth argues Washington’s $903 million revenue drop stems from reckless spending and tax hikes, urging lawmakers to cut spending, repeal punitive taxes, and restore fiscal responsibility.
Opinion: Leftists again targeting conservative signature gatherers in Washington state
Bill Bruch says conservative petition signature gatherers in Washington have faced harassment, vandalism, and threats while collecting signatures for parental rights and girls’ sports ballot initia…
Letter: Washington’s gas tax burden is out of control
La Center resident Barry Wells argues Washington’s gas taxes and hidden carbon costs under the Climate Commitment Act unfairly burden families, drivers, and small businesses.
Opinion: A deadly brew – Stimulants, Mary Jane, SSRIs and sex hormones
Nancy Churchill argues that mixing marijuana, SSRIs, ADHD stimulants, and sex hormones creates instability in youth, fueling despair and violence instead of healing.