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Opinion: Worker penalty gets steeper in 2027 with PFML’s 6.2% tax-rate increase
Washington's PFML payroll tax rises to 1.2% of gross wages in 2027, a 6.2% increase from last year and triple the program's 2019 starting rate.
Opinion: Two state governors put political contributions above children
Larson argues Kotek and Ferguson are passing on billions in federal scholarship funds to protect union political donations.
Letter: From extreme heat to increasing energy demands
Two Citizens' Climate volunteers urge Clark County voters to press candidates on energy affordability and extreme heat preparedness.
Letter: YES on Initiative 638 – Fairness in girls’ sports
Camas resident Margaret Tweet supports I-638, citing a local athlete's switch to varsity girls' cross country and race results.
The Study of Sports Podcast Oct. 21, 2026: The sports enthusiasts discuss a current local situation that is making national news, plus high school football, and a brief Mariners talk, too
Paul Valencia, Tony Liberatore, and Cale Piland discuss transgender athletes, a school opting out of varsity football, and a Seattle team reaching the World Series.
Opinion: Website peddles falsehoods to protect a new income tax
Churchill argues Initiative 645 repeals only the 9.9% income tax while leaving sales tax exemptions and small-business relief intact.
Opinion: Four lies being told about the income tax initiative
Frost argues the $1 million deduction can be lowered by a simple legislative majority vote with no public referendum required.
Opinion: When girls speak out, we should listen
Clark County Republican Women back Skyview and Camas athletes who protested cross-country meets in September and October over transgender eligibility.
Opinion: Washington Superintendent Reykdal advocates for politics over students
Goudy argues Reykdal's opposition to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit reflects union influence over student interests.
Opinion: Can you be American and Catholic?’
Attorney Christopher Ferrara argues the secular American state was not a betrayal of the founding but its intended design.
Letter: Burgess's letter doesn't hold up to FPF's contracts’
Rob Anderson argues FPF's own contracts contradict Paul Burgess's claim that Fourth Plain Forward is not a county contractor.
Opinion: Lawsuit filed to stop Interstate Bridge replacement project’s low design
Iron Partners LLC says a 116-foot fixed span would eliminate its ability to handle major projects tied to national security and critical infrastructure.
Letter: There was a good reason Democrats were voted out last time and they have nothing new to offer now
Vancouver resident Julia Dawn Seaver argues Democrats have nothing new to offer and urges voters to ignore naysayers and cast their ballots.
Opinion: Skyview girls’ courage is contagious
Skyview runners Charlie Garrett and Sierra Retzlaff walked off a cross country course rather than compete against a biological male athlete.
Letter: ‘Wil (Fuentes) and FPF remain on good terms’
Fourth Plain Forward's executive director disputes claims about Wil Fuentes, CDBG classification, and a loan to Ms. Perez's business.
Opinion: Lead by example and vote
Leslie Lewallen urges parents to vote for Initiative 638 and specific candidates to protect fairness in girls' sports.
Letter: Check the Halloween Candy. Who Checked Share’s Summer Meals?
Public records show Share returned a 2012 notification form lacking a hot-or-cold food question before summer meals service began.
Opinion: Who speaks for Washington state’s workers? Workers themselves
Only 19.4% of Washington wage and salary workers were represented by unions in 2025, yet unions are funding major ballot initiative campaigns.
Opinion: Thank God the ‘good guy with a gun’ broke that foolish law!
Lars Larson argues Bend Schools' 5-year-old concealed carry ban put Silver Rail Elementary at greater risk.
POLL: Our question: When a council member votes to fund a nonprofit they have personally benefited from, what should happen?
Ethics complaints target Fuentes and Perez over votes tied to a nonprofit that financially benefited both officials.
Letter: ‘I think that we should be very careful in how we tax our neighbors to support enrichments to the basic educational opportunity that is advanced in our State Constitution’
Larry Roe questions whether the $116M Battle Ground levy funds basic education or legislative enhancements to it.
Letter: Is it sausage making or just bad policy?
La Center's Darlene Kulla argues Democratic majorities have passed tax hikes, fee increases, and education policies alone, without Republican votes.
Letter: Stop Washington's judicial tyranny
Camas resident Gary Gaskill argues the court's 6-3 ruling erasing Initiative 2066 proves voters need to elect new justices.
Opinion: Hey Ken Jennings, I'll take misinformation for $1,000
Cargill argues I-645 creates no tax break and the income tax has generated zero dollars in revenue.
Opinion: What kind of creeps hang a dozen teenage girls out to dry?
Lars Larson argues Camas School District adults forced girls to forfeit rather than confront transgender athlete politics.
Opinion: Judges' letter rebukes Judge Ian Birk for making partisan attacks in Supreme Court Position 4 race
More than 60 Washington judges say Birk's fundraising email made false accusations about O'Donnell's record and bipartisan support.
Opinion: Get to know the Supreme Court justice candidates
Washington Policy Center partnered with the Ruckelshaus Center to host debates for five open Washington Supreme Court seats.
Opinion: ‘Public office is a public trust’
Rob Anderson's ethics complaints target Diana Perez and Wil Fuentes over alleged conflicts of interest and self-dealing with public funds.
Letter: ‘What are WE willing to sacrifice to save our country from madmen who are bent on our destruction?’
Anna Miller shares a 1944 wartime letter to ask what Americans today are willing to sacrifice for freedom.
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