This article republished here, courtesy of Future 42. Much of the attention during this legislative session has centered around the handling – or lack thereof – of the six citizen-led initiatives. Despite the state constitution’s requirement for them to take precedence over all matters aside from the state budget, none of them have been granted...
As Washington State lawmakers in the State Capitol Building debate Governor Jay Inslee’s latest expensive proposal to fix the state’s never-ending homeless problem, just a mile or two away there is a clear example of one approach which helps lift people out of homelessness and another example which has kept people living in the cruel...
In a year-end poll conducted by Project42, homelessness remained the top issue among Washington State residents (followed closely by crime and inflation). Thus, after a decade of progressive policies, billions of tax dollars spent, and a massive increase in the homelessness bureaucracy, these poll results are yet another indicator that our state’s homeless situation is...
Clearly Seattle is at a very important crossroad and the nine members of the city council will decide which road the city takes.
As we countdown to the end of 2023, we are also counting down the last days of extreme progressives controlling the Seattle City Council and pushing their irresponsible policies onto the citizens. We also countdown to when six new councilmembers will be sworn in at the start of the new year. Most of these newly...
Change Washington wants your thoughts on how the city council can end the tragic crime crisis in Seattle Last month Seattle voters elected a new city council with a majority of its members promising to support law enforcement and pass tougher criminal laws. Because voters in 2021 and 2023 elections expressed their frustration over failed...
One of the important items which might have missed your attention during Thanksgiving week was the outgoing Seattle City Councilmembers passing its supplemental $7.7 billion budget for 2024. The two key takeaways from the last City of Seattle budget six of the nine councilmembers will pass are: Like the State of Washington, the City of...
The Thanksgiving holiday is once again upon us. Many are attending or hosting large gatherings over the holiday while others look forward to some quiet time watching football, reading books, or binge watching a television program. We hope that each of you will take a few moments to reflect on what you are grateful for...
Together we brought historic change to the Seattle City Council. This is a remarkable accomplishment considering the depths from which the city has come in just a couple of years. The results of the 2023 elections mean there will soon be seven new members on the council since the dark days of 2020 and 2021.
Many naysayers said it couldn’t be done. But this week Seattle voters made their voices heard when/where it matters most – the ballot box. Residents completed an unprecedented turnover of the city council where likely only one of the nine city councilmembers who voted on the disastrous 2020 & 2021 “defund the police” measures will...
We are now within hours of the 2023 voting deadline where more than 3,000 local races and 128 city and county initiatives will be determined by less than half of Washington State’s 4.8 million eligible voters. Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 7, or be deposited in one of the 600 ballot drop boxes...
The 2023 general election is just days away (ballots must be in ballot drop boxes or postmarked by Tuesday, November 7) and polls indicate that from Seattle to Spokane there are many extremely close local races which one determined voter could easily make a difference. These local races are vitally important to our everyday life....
Friday, October 20, marked what could possibly be a new beginning for Seattle. After more than two years of failed progressive drug policies, which contributed to thousands of overdose deaths and thousands of drug-related crime incidents, the Seattle Police Department finally began arresting those who illegally possess or publicly use such lethal drugs as fentanyl,...
This week 4.5 million ballots will be mailed to registered votersas important local elections are decided across Washington State. The deadline to return ballots is 8:00 PM on Tuesday, November 7th. If the recent past is any indication, we can expect less than 40% of registered voters to return their ballots and select who will...