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Opinion: Democrats rig the ballot to save their income tax
Churchill argues the ballot disclosure warning voters of education cuts describes revenue never collected and not yet allocated.
Letter: The 223,000 aren't children refusing vegetables — they've read the menu
Teso cites a Knight Foundation survey of 12,000 people finding the top reason nonvoters stay home is disliking candidates, followed by doubting their vote matters.
Letter: 1776 – A Democratic Republic
Camas resident Tony Teso examines whether elected officials owe voters their judgment or their obedience.
Letter: A wake-up call for the Washington voter
Jonathan Hines argues the WA Supreme Court's SB 6346 ruling makes the 2026 ballot the last line of civic defense.
Letter: C-TRAN makes a mess of Hazel Dell
Vancouver resident Bob Zak criticizes C-TRAN's Vine bus system for low ridership and ongoing construction disruptions.
Opinion: Spokane’s voter approved anti-camping initiative is overturned by the Washington Supreme Court
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says overturning Spokane’s voter-approved anti-camping initiative undermines public safety and the will of t…
Battle begins over three revenue-cutting initiatives on the ballot this November
Washington state voters will decide the fate of three initiatives for repealing the state’s Climate Commitment Act and its carbon market, getting rid of the…
Sen. Lynda Wilson says passage of voter initiatives is ‘huge win for the people’
The Washington State Legislature followed through Monday on three requests from Washington voters by approving initiatives that will lift re…
Opinion: The party that says it is ‘Defending Democracy’ wants to stop people from voting for its top opponent
Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy Center states that given HB 2150’s intent to suppress voter choices in a critical election year, let’s hope no furt…
Sen. Lynda Wilson glad to see Democrats drop proposed property-tax increase
Sen. Lynda Wilson offered this comment after learning the proposal to allow local governments to raise property taxes by up to 3% annually without a vote of t…
Letter: Congresswoman ‘is not working for the interests of the people in her district’
Third Congressional District candidate Joe Kent offers his opinion on a recent vote by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez impacting veterans.
The ‘presumptive right’ to vote in Washington state
Washington state has a presumptive right to vote, meaning individuals are assumed to be eligible unless proven otherwise, leading to instances of ineligible people being registered to…