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At $80,500, the median annual state-employee salary in Washington is higher than the median annual private-sector pay in 38 of our state’s 39 counties.
People often seem surprised when …
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2/28/25
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Washington families feel the strain of rising costs on everything from housing to gas to groceries. Inflation has already driven up prices, yet lawmakers in Olympia continue pushing policies that …
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By Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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2/28/25
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The Trump administration’s decision to fire more than 4,400 civil servants, including 3,400 U.S. Forest Service and 1,000 National Park Service employees, is appalling and dangerous. The men …
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2/27/25
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Washington State lawmakers have once again introduced a pay-per-mile tax. House Bill 1921 and Senate Bill 5726 would impose a vehicle miles traveled tax (VMT) of 2.6 cents per mile in response to an …
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By Sam Cardwell / Mountain States Policy Center
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2/26/25
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The SAVE Act, a bill pending before Congress, would require voters to present passports or original copies of their birth certificates in person when registering to vote or updating their …
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2/25/25
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As a child, I had the privilege of being introduced to several adults in my parents’ social circle who had been hunted down, hauled before various governmental tribunals such as the House …
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2/25/25
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Editor’s note: Earlier this month, Cowlitz Tribe General Council Chairman Bill Iyall issued the following statement in celebration of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s 25th anniversary of …
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Bill Iyall
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2/25/25
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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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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
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2/25/25
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While people across our state continue to struggle financially, Democrats in Olympia are moving forward with tax legislation that would make living in our state even less affordable.
They …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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2/21/25
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Now that the state Legislature is in full swing and has had time to carefully consider all the challenges this year brings, it's good to see how seriously they are at solving problems for us.
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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2/19/25
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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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