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One of the most interesting things I've heard throughout my political career is a sentence that usually comes from someone who approaches me a little cautiously.
"You're the first Democrat I've …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier
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11/9/26
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Maybe it’s time to just — take a pause.
After several years of tax increases and steep growth in state spending, Washington employers — and taxpayers — could use some time to adjust to …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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11/9/26
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Though ballots are still being counted in several states, enough votes are in to project the outcome for several tax proposals that were considered across the country this election. It appears that …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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11/9/26
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I talk with parents in Spokane Valley, Greenacres and other Eastern Washington communities regularly. Behind almost every conversation is a story that stays with you.
I hear from mothers whose …
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By Sen. Leonard Christian
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11/6/26
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Well, another election season is behind us, more or less.
Thankfully.
I'm still getting political text messages from candidates as far away as Maine and Texas, so apparently somebody hasn't …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier
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11/2/26
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The check engine light for Washington’s business climate is flashing.
In July, the Association of Washington Businesses (AWB) held a summit with small businesses, policymakers, and …
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By Sam Cardwell
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10/27/26
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When I first took office as a 32-year-old city council member, I immediately had a problem sitting on my desk that I didn't fully understand.
It was 2012. We had a brash, unprepared new mayor …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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10/26/26
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When you use an artificial intelligence system like ChatGPT, what it gives you depends on the prompt you enter. The answer is likely to be most useful if the prompt is carefully crafted.
This …
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By Randy Stapilus / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/23/26
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Will Washington state leave federal tax dollars on the table? It will if Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal gets his way.
Governor Ferguson is currently just one of 16 Governors …
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Meg Goudy / Mountain States Policy Center
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10/20/26
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Something happened in Camas this week that was unsurprisingly bleak and yet also inspiringly hopeful.
The story is the now all-too familiar tale of a boy competing in a girls’ sport, taking …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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10/16/26
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Last year, during difficult contract talks, Mead had to make a fair offer to staff without making promises our schools could not afford. That meant weighing costs, holding our ground, and saying no …
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By Michael Cannon / Mead School Board member
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10/16/26
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Van Hine: A line is being drawn on the Chehalis, and it shouldn’t be between the tribe and fishermen
There is a line being drawn on the Chehalis River. But I don’t believe that line should be drawn between the Chehalis Tribe and recreational fishermen. The current dispute over recreational fishing …
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Alex Van Hine / For The Nisqually Valley News
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10/14/26
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Every political campaign workshop I've ever attended has taught me the same thing: campaign signs don't win elections.
Knocking on doors wins elections. Talking to voters wins elections. …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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10/12/26
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When I sat down for a recent supper in a restaurant in Yamhill, the TV set on the side wall was showing Portland-area news. Campaign ads dominated the commercial breaks, as is normal for October of …
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Commentary by Randy Stapilus / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/9/26
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Washington voters will decide this November whether to keep the state's new 9.9% income tax .
Politicians and the media are claiming approval of Initiative 645 will "cut funding" for public …
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Commentary by Chris Cargill / Mountain States Policy Center
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10/5/26
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“All political power is inherent in the people …”
That’s how Washington’s Constitution begins. Apparently, however, the state supreme court disagrees.
Washington voters decided …
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By Madi Clark / Mountain States Policy Center
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10/5/26
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As former trustees for Timberland Regional Library (TRL), we urge voters to approve TRL’s levy lid lift measure that is on this fall’s ballot.
The Timberland district covers five counties …
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By Edna Fund, Bob Hall, Corby Varness and Brian Zylstra
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9/30/26
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This November, Washington voters will decide whether to enact I-645. This proposal would repeal a new 9.9% income tax , with a current statutory exemption of one million dollars, that is scheduled to …
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Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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9/28/26
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Wildfire is no longer a seasonal surprise across the Mountain West. It is a recurring fiscal challenge that threatens communities, public lands, infrastructure, air quality, and state budgets.
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By Emily Strasburg / Idaho Capital Sun
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9/25/26
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Multiple Washington school districts recently reached tentative bargaining agreements, and an October 1 deadline looms for unionized state government employees to submit ratified contracts in time …
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By Meg Goudy / Mountain States Policy Center
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9/24/26
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