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Opinion: It’s time for We The People to take back our families and tell our government who is really in charge.
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Opinion: It’s time for We The People to take back our families and tell our government who is really in charge.

Dawn Land shares her strange experience testifying in front of the joint legislative committee hearing in favor of Initiative 2081, the Parental Rights Initiative.

Mar 4, 2024

Letter: Voters need to know that mailing their ballots isn’t free, is unreliable and less secure
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Letter: Voters need to know that mailing their ballots isn’t free, is unreliable and less secure

Clark County Certified Election Observer Rick Vermeers explains that drop boxes are a much less expensive, more reliable, and more secure method of returning ballots than the USPS.

Mar 1, 2024

Opinion: Fact Check: Will making WA Cares optional force seniors into poverty?
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Opinion: Fact Check: Will making WA Cares optional force seniors into poverty?

Elizabeth Hovde states that state lawmakers should repeal WA Cares or offer a repeal alternative to voters so the state doesn’t have to experience the fiscal impacts of managing a WA Cares with lit…

Mar 1, 2024

Should voters be required to designate their party affiliation on the outside of presidential primary election ballot envelopes?
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Should voters be required to designate their party affiliation on the outside of presidential primary election ballot envelopes?

Should voters be required to designate their party affiliation on the outside of presidential primary election ballot envelopes?

Feb 29, 2024

Like mother, like daughter?
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Like mother, like daughter?

Camas standout Addison Harris is attempting to follow in her mother’s footsteps as the Camas Papermakers attempt to win a state basketball championship this week at the Tacoma Dome.

Feb 28, 2024

Letter: Frustrated voters over forced party identification fuels call for election reforms
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Letter: Frustrated voters over forced party identification fuels call for election reforms

Rob Anderson, sponsor of the Restore Election Confidence Initiative, addresses the troubling reality that hangs over many voters.

Feb 28, 2024

Opinion: Opponents are somehow confused by income-tax Initiative 2111
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Opinion: Opponents are somehow confused by income-tax Initiative 2111

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center encourages others to not believe that Initiative 2111 is too vague, sloppily written, confusing or unnecessary.

Feb 28, 2024

Opinion: Ridgefield School District created part of the capacity problem
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Opinion: Ridgefield School District created part of the capacity problem

Ridgefield resident Heidi Pozzo believes the Ridgefield School District Board of Directors made a series of decisions that impacted the capacity of the schools at a time when it was needed most.

Feb 27, 2024

Opinion: Initiative 2111 would ban the imposition of an income tax in Washington state
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Opinion: Initiative 2111 would ban the imposition of an income tax in Washington state

Elizabeth Hovde testifies on a proposal to keep Washington state competitive and income-tax-free.

Feb 27, 2024

Opinion: House Bill 2114, rent control, appears to have died in the Washington State Senate
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Opinion: House Bill 2114, rent control, appears to have died in the Washington State Senate

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center believes HB 2114, and other rent control measures, would create a hostile environment for property owners.

Feb 26, 2024

POLL: Is enough done to deter voter fraud in Clark County?
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POLL: Is enough done to deter voter fraud in Clark County?

Is enough done to deter voter fraud in Clark County?

Feb 22, 2024

Opinion: Proposed bill would cut funding to schools that do not adopt controversial state-imposed curriculum
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Opinion: Proposed bill would cut funding to schools that do not adopt controversial state-imposed curriculum

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes one of the main reasons polls show a loss of faith in so many of our public institutions is the decline in the quality of public education and the…

Feb 22, 2024

Opinion: Proposed House budget promises $200 checks, but only if voters keep the CO2 tax
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Opinion: Proposed House budget promises $200 checks, but only if voters keep the CO2 tax

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center points out that the payments are the only budget item using CO2 tax revenue that must be spent this year in the Senate proposal.

Feb 21, 2024

Opinion: The Censorship Industry and the death of free speech
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Opinion: The Censorship Industry and the death of free speech

Nancy Churchill believes a Republican-led Washington State Legislature is our only chance of opening an investigation into the UW contribution to the death of free speech.

Feb 21, 2024

Opinion: How will the new Ridgefield School District superintendent influence capital needs?
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Opinion: How will the new Ridgefield School District superintendent influence capital needs?

Ridgefield resident Heidi Pozzo asks how the hiring of a new Ridgefield School District superintendent will impact the district’s capital plans.

Feb 20, 2024

Opinion: HB 2467 – Portability proposal for WA Cares is a mixed bag for troubled state program
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Opinion: HB 2467 – Portability proposal for WA Cares is a mixed bag for troubled state program

Elizabeth Hovde expressed concerns to lawmakers about House Bill 2467, a piece of legislation that would make the WA Cares benefit portable for some Washingtonians who one day move out of the state.

Feb 20, 2024

Opinion: Fact Check – Repealing the capital gains income tax will ‘devastate’ basic education. Is that true?
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Opinion: Fact Check – Repealing the capital gains income tax will ‘devastate’ basic education. Is that true?

Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy Center points out the fact that an income tax hurts our state explains why voters, who collectively are generally smarter than public officials, have rejected it…

Feb 19, 2024

Letter: ‘Several civil lawsuits in the pipeline brought by individuals whose civil rights were violated by the federal government’
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Letter: ‘Several civil lawsuits in the pipeline brought by individuals whose civil rights were violated by the federal government’

Yacolt resident Thomas Schenk offers his thoughts on a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives regarding re-authorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Feb 16, 2024