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Our BGSD Superintendent & School Board have been put in a very daunting, stressful, and unimaginable position. After 4 levy failures, they are now tasked with making $20 million in cuts. OUCH! …
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3/17/26
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Dear Editor,
Since coming to Congress, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez has worked across party lines to help our community. I hope she’ll do so again by helping ensure that Washington’s kidney …
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3/17/26
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Washington families are feeling the squeeze like never before. Whether you’re filling your gas tank, buying groceries, paying rent and utilities, or covering a medical bill, the cost of living in …
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By Rep. David Stuebe
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3/16/26
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Sadly, we’ve now seen just how much damage 90 people can do to our state in 60 days.
The 90 people are Democrats: 59 state representatives, 30 state senators and Gov. Bob Ferguson. The 60 days …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/13/26
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The Seattle Seahawks just won the Super Bowl. But fans across Washington have returned to a state in trouble.
Over the past eight years, Washington has dropped from No. 1 in the nation for …
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By State Sen. John Braun and Congressman Michael Baumgartner
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3/11/26
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This legislative session has been difficult. I have submitted written testimony, signed in support or opposition to numerous bills, and tried in every way available to make my voice heard. Yet, as we …
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By Jeffrey A. Slotnick
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3/11/26
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After more than 24 hours of debate on the House floor, Democrats in the Legislature passed Senate Bill 6346, moving Washington another step toward something voters have rejected again and again: a …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis
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3/11/26
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My brother and I own Maddox Industrial Transformer, a growing electrical-equipment company we founded in Clark County and is now headquartered here in Battle Ground.
I grew up in a small town in …
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Camden Spiller
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3/9/26
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Our recent survey of Washington employers hit a nerve. The results showing that 44% of business leaders are considering moving their personal residence to another state — and the number who are …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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3/9/26
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With a handful of days left in the 2026 legislative session, we still don’t know what will happen with some very controversial bills, such as the proposed income tax.
Unfortunately, it’s …
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By Sen. John Braun / R-Centralia
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3/6/26
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Editors,
The recent Opinion article by Republicans State Sen. Wilson, Rep. Ley, and Rep. Orcutt (Feb 24, 2026) had at least two good parts: The I-5 Bridge Project needs to cut costs, and …
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3/2/26
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To the Editor,
Two weeks ago, I warned that Battle Ground must not become the next "Vader"—the district that dissolved because the math simply stopped working. Today, that risk is a reality. …
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3/2/26
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Based on what we’ve seen from the Senate’s majority Democrats, the final version of the new operating budget that emerges from Olympia this year will top out at over $80 billion.
If so, …
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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2/27/26
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Washington has been down this road before.
In 2016, voters were presented with Initiative 1501, marketed as a commonsense measure to protect seniors from identity theft.
The …
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By Matthew Hayward / Freedom Foundation
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2/23/26
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To the members of the Board of Trustees of FVRLibraries:
At the Feb. 17, 2026, special meeting of the Friends of Battle Ground Community Library, this motion was presented and seconded and …
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2/23/26
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Washington state has undergone significant transformations in its immigration and voting policies over the past four decades, largely under uninterrupted Democrat leadership since Gov. Booth Gardner …
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2/23/26
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The Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) program is facing a crisis of its own making: a staggering $10 billion funding hole that will sink the project.
Recent public records disclosures reveal …
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By Reps. John Ley, Ed Orcutt and Sen. Jeff Wilson
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2/23/26
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It didn’t take long for majority Democrats in our state Legislature to jump off the affordability bandwagon.
Just five days before this year’s session convened, my counterpart on the …
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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2/20/26
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Washingtonians value clean air, clean water and responsible environmental stewardship. Our farmers, ranchers, shellfish growers and skilled trades workers depend on it. So do our families.
But …
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By Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis
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2/20/26
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Washington lawmakers deserve credit for taking meaningful steps to confront the growing threat of illicit tobacco and vapor products. Stronger enforcement tools, clearer penalties, and a renewed …
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By Preston McCollam / Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney
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2/20/26
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