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The line about “insanity” being defined as doing the same things over and over, and expecting a different result, is sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein.
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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11/7/25
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“I often explain it to parents like this: I’m not more entertaining than the latest cat videos or the drama on social media — but I am more exciting than nothing.”
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Steve Stein
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11/3/25
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Running a business in Washington is getting harder due to rising health care costs, a challenging regulatory and tax environment, and trade uncertainty.
Surveys from the Association of …
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Kris Johnson and Jeff Roe
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11/3/25
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What comes back from the dead more frequently than Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Krueger? Efforts to impose an income tax in Washington state. Like those perennial terrors, this income …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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11/1/25
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Taxpayers would rightfully be outraged if a state agency handed someone almost $350,000 in public funds to put toward the purchase of a $425,000 home, simply because of that person’s race and a …
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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10/31/25
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Running a business in Washington is getting harder due to rising health care costs, a challenging regulatory and tax environment, and trade uncertainty.
Surveys from the Association of …
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By Kris Johnson and Jeff Roe
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10/30/25
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Leaves change color, they fall and nature transitions to handle our cold, wet, quiet winters. Spring ushers in warmth, growth, the flush of leaves and the return of the birds.
Everything has an …
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By Elaine Oneil
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10/29/25
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It’s easy to find examples of how years of one-party rule have made living in Washington less safe, less affordable and less beneficial for our children — but here’s one that …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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10/24/25
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If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, especially in our state, it’s how children benefit from attending school — socially, emotionally and academically.
Knowing that, you …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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10/17/25
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Every month, thousands of children across Washington state receive a book in the mail with their name on it — a brightly colored story filled with wonder, imagination and the promise of …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis
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10/13/25
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Those behind the shutdown of the federal government had to know how their actions could be especially painful at a national level for low-income women with children, the elderly and our military …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun
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10/10/25
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Early in the morning of Oct. 1, a staff team from the Association of Washington Business climbed into a big vinyl-wrapped bus with graphics promoting Washington’s manufacturing sector and set …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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10/9/25
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There’s a lot in common between the security and safety issues at Green Hill School, the harm being done to our state’s children by fentanyl, and the staggering cost of financial …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun
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10/3/25
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Idaho’s top real estate agents are not cashing commissions in Boise – they’re writing tax laws in Olympia. Washington state legislators keep raising the cost of doing business so …
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By Amber Gunn / Mountain States Policy Center
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10/1/25
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Washington families, seniors and small business owners are already confronting one of the highest costs of living in America. From food to housing, transportation to childcare, everyday expenses are …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno / R-Chehalis
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9/30/25
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There are many closed doors at the state Capitol in Olympia.
Sometimes it’s understandable. Confidentiality can be necessary in politics and policymaking. There are also meetings and …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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9/26/25
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One of the most enduring lines in conservative politics came from President Reagan’s campaign debates — the “there you go again” reply that so effectively called out his …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun
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9/26/25
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Charlie Kirk.
Most of the media coverage of Charlie Kirk in the days after his assassination on the campus of Utah Valley University focused on his political opinions, his political …
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Commentary by state Rep. Jim Walsh
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9/24/25
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Proving yet again that you can’t tax your way to economic prosperity, Washington state's 2025-27 budget is now negative by $421 million . According to the state’s September Revenue …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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9/23/25
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The results from this spring’s student assessments recently came out, and they’re not encouraging.
Out of the 1.1 million students in Washington’s K-12 schools, the number who …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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9/19/25
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