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For weeks, the Legislature’s majority Democrats have been keeping the people of Washington in the dark about the new state operating budget.
That’s unacceptable, but it would be even …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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4/18/25
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Washington families are facing real and growing challenges. The cost of living in Washington is among the highest in the nation. We pay more for groceries, ranking fourth in the country. Fuel prices …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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4/18/25
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As I have aged — less than gracefully — and retired, I have become acutely aware of a couple things; first, how much it costs me to live in a house I have owned for years, and, second, …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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4/16/25
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Marie, a Mason County resident, ended up with her parents’ home after their passing. To pay the property taxes, she’s already had to take from her retirement and sell her late …
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By Sen. John Braun / R-Centralia
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4/15/25
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The Washington state Legislature is poised to make decisions that have serious consequences for access to health care for state employees and everyone living in South Puget Sound. Budget and tax …
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By Darin Goss and Will Callicoat
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4/15/25
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Marie, a Mason County resident, ended up with her parents’ home after their passing. To pay the property taxes, she’s already had to take from her retirement and sell her late …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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4/11/25
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Washington doesn’t have a budget crisis — it has a priorities crisis. Last week, the House passed an operating budget that relies on more than $15 billion in new and increased taxes. And …
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By Rep. Peter Abbarno / R-Centralia
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4/8/25
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Of all the fights in our modern society, all the polarization and division, our schools and classrooms should not be battlegrounds or places where politics permeate. Unfortunately, a slate of bills …
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By Brian Mittge
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4/8/25
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Amelia Cook runs an innovative high-tech manufacturing company in Mount Vernon along with her brother. The products they make at Goodwinds Composites are literally out-of-this-world: They made the …
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Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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4/8/25
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Last month, it was mealtime on the Lower Columbia.
We could hear the excited barking of sea lions across the city of Longview, where I live, as they hauled themselves onto the rocks near …
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Commentary by Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview
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4/7/25
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Washington doesn’t have a budget crisis — it has a priorities crisis.
Last week, the House passed an operating budget that relies on more than $15 billion in new and increased taxes. …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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4/7/25
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Amelia Cook runs an innovative high-tech manufacturing company in Mount Vernon along with her brother. The products they make at Goodwinds Composites are literally out-of-this-world: They made the …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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4/7/25
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Of all the fights in our modern society, all the polarization and division, our schools and classrooms should not be battlegrounds or places where politics permeate.
Unfortunately, a slate of …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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4/4/25
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The fourth quarter of this legislative session hasn’t started off well for the state Senate’s majority Democrats.
Republicans put a no-new-taxes, no-cuts, sustainable operating …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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4/4/25
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Years of increasing taxes and regulations are leaving Washington state employers facing the dreaded blue screen of death when it comes to their economic outlook.
For example, Microsoft President …
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By Sebastian Griffin / Mountain States Policy Center
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4/1/25
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As an elder, I’ve lived through many political crises in this country — but I have never seen an attack on our people like this. Intentional confusion and fear mongering. Fomenting hatred …
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4/1/25
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Project 2025 is here, alive and happening as our democracy teeters on the brink of collapse. We were warned, and so many denied it as just talk. It is happening at breakneck speed, affecting …
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4/1/25
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The theme of the 2025 legislative sessions in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming has been pursuing record tax relief. The odd state out in this important tax relief bonanza, however, has been Washington, …
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Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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4/1/25
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The most important issues I hear about daily from constituents in Southwest Washington and across our state are affordability and crime. Families are struggling with the rising cost of living — …
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Rep. Peter Abbarno / R-Centralia
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4/1/25
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The operating budgets proposed by majority Democrats are bad for our state, just as we expected.
It isn’t only the massive tax increases they want, like the record $21 billion worth of new …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/28/25
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