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POLL: With about half of the funding still not secured, and other conflicts also unresolved, is the I-5 Bridge replacement project truly a done deal?
With about half of the funding still not secured, and other conflicts also unresolved, is the I-5 Bridge replacement project truly a done deal?
Opinion: Senate Bill 5570, removing the 1% cap on property taxes, has failed to pass this year
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that the property tax increase would make housing less affordable, working against many other efforts to help reduce rental and mortgage costs.
Opinion: House Democrats pass rent control House Bill 2114 guaranteeing an increase in rent
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center explains that House Bill 2114 will not help reduce rents in the rental property market.
Opinion: A bill that should offend all workers clears the House
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides analysis of the passage of House Bill 1893 by the Washington House of Representatives.
Opinion: Ridgefield School Board gets an ‘F’ for transparency
Ridgefield resident Heidi Pozzo offers her perspective on the recent actions of the members of the Ridgefield School Board.
Opinion: HB 2331 would create yet another reason for families to leave the public education system
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center states that she has ‘never seen the rising level of distrust and broad decline in reputation for public schools as I have seen during the current legislati…
Opinion: Oregon’s highway freeze is not about the weather
John A. Charles Jr. of the Cascade Policy Institute questions why there are no efforts underway to plan for the next generation of great roads.
POLL: Should state law, policy and mandates respect the rights of free people to consent to any medical procedures recommended by government agencies?*
Should state law, policy and mandates respect the rights of free people to consent to any medical procedures recommended by government agencies?
Opinion: HB 2331 would defund schools that do not adopt controversial curriculum mandated by the state
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center explains that many parents are concerned about the radical leftwing political shift in schools.
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.
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.
Opinion: When can police write a ticket?
Target Zero Manager Doug Dahl answers a citizen’s question about the use of handicapped parking spaces.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Letter: :”Lawfare is much deeper than going after Trump’
Yacolt resident Thomas Schenk discusses how many are practicing ‘lawfare’ against their own citizens.
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.