Editor’s note: Last week, Cowlitz Tribe General Council Chairman Bill Iyall issued the following statement in celebration of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s 25th anniversary of federal …
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By Cowlitz Tribe General Council Chairman Bill Iyall
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2/17/25
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Editor’s note: U.S. House Blue Dog Democrats Coalition members Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Rep. Jared Golden, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Rep. Lou Correa, and Rep. Adam Gray wrote the following …
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2/17/25
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As this year’s legislative session got underway, Democratic budget leaders were talking like they had already given up on the idea of overcoming state government’s multibillion-dollar …
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Sen. John Braun
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2/17/25
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Washington is a state of innovation and beauty, with unique advantages — but also with high costs to do business. Every new law, rule and tax layers on further costs, making it harder for …
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Kris Johnson
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2/17/25
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As this year’s legislative session got underway, Democratic budget leaders were talking like they had already given up on the idea of overcoming state government’s multibillion-dollar …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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2/14/25
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During the 1992 presidential campaign, then candidate Bill Clinton famously intoned, “I feel your pain,” reassuring voters he understood what they were going through.
Since then, …
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By Don Brunell
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2/12/25
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A bill that many of us believe will do exactly the opposite of its title was given a green light from the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday.
House Bill 1123, titled “Ensuring access …
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By Elizabeth New (Hovde)
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2/12/25
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As the 2025 legislative session unfolds, Washington state stands at a critical crossroads .
Rising crime rates, unsustainable living costs, faltering public schools and sluggish economic …
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Rep. Peter Abbarno
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2/10/25
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A question regarding a bill introduced by a group of Democratic state senators early in this legislative session: What price do you put on public safety?
For a fourth straight year, Republicans …
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Sen. John Braun
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2/10/25
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As a husband, father and representative of Washington’s 20th Legislative District, I hear from families daily about how hard it is to make ends meet. Unfortunately, working families face the …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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2/10/25
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If you asked the average American how much of their hard-earned tax dollars go overseas, most wouldn't know the answer. Even fewer would know who decides where that money goes. The reality is …
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Commentary by Chad Taylor
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2/10/25
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Washington is a state of innovation and beauty, with unique advantages — but also with high costs to do business. Every new law, rule and tax layers on further costs, making it harder for …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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2/10/25
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Between 2010 and 2023, the 65-and-older population in Washington increased by more than 40%. In 18 of our 39 counties, at least 25% of the population was at least 65 when the 2020 census was taken; …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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2/7/25
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Lawmakers in Washington state and Wyoming are taking two radically different approaches to Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
Washington policymakers are considering House Bill 1448 to allow local RCV, …
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By Jason Mercier
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2/5/25
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Here we go again.
Some lawmakers in Washington state will just not give up on their quest for a state-run single-payer health care system. Their latest attempt is Senate Bill 5233, …
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By Dr. Roger Stark
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2/5/25
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I have been a Ridgefield resident for 30 years now. My draw to this area, like most residents and visitors, were the vast open fields, wildlife and dark skies to stargaze.
As Ridgefield …
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2/3/25
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Editor,
We have come a long way as a nation. From the myth of our first president who never lied to the reality of a president who is … uncomfortable with the truth. All politicians lie, …
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2/3/25
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Editor,
These past few months have been a whirlwind for the La Center Lion’s Giving Tree, as expected in our second year of facilitating this project. Back at the beginning of November, we …
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2/3/25
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Editor,
From state superintendent and legislators, specific laws and policies set by Washington state Democrats, like a wrecking ball, we are destroying Battle Ground school children, socially, …
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2/3/25
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Editor,
Last year when many Clark County school districts were laying off hundreds of staff members, Battle Ground was the exception. Although certain positions had to be eliminated, every …
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2/3/25
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