Forecasting Olympia’s 2027 Budget Session
Forecasting Olympia’s 2027 Budget Session Washington’s 2027 legislative session will be a 105-day, odd-year budget session. Lawmakers must write the...
Do Not Pause the Future: Why Slowing American AI Is a Gift to Beijing—and a Blow to the Pacific Northwest
Calls to “slow down” American artificial intelligence are often packaged as prudence. In practice, they function as a unilateral pause in a race the...
Washington’s November 2026 Ballot: Three Initiatives Shaping Taxes, Parents’ Rights, and Girls’ Sports
Washington voters will decide three statewide initiatives on the November 3, 2026, general election ballot. All three were advanced by the Let’s Go...
A Path Forward: How Republicans Can Reclaim a Chamber of the Washington State Legislature
Washington State remains a challenging environment for Republicans. As of 2026, Democrats control the State Senate 30–19 and the House of...
Outrage in Olympia: Governor Ferguson Signs Massive Tax Hikes While Pocketing a 7% Raise – Washington Taxpayers Get Squeezed Again!!
Washington families are already drowning in sky-high housing costs, gas prices, and everyday expenses. Yet Governor Bob Ferguson just delivered...
Washington State’s New Election Laws: A Threat to Integrity and Local Control
Washington Democrats have pushed through a trio of House Bills—1710, 1750, and 1916—that significantly alter election administration under the guise...
The LEOFF 1 Pension Raid: Washington State’s Assault on Retired Heroes
In a brazen display of fiscal desperation, Washington State Democrats have executed what critics rightly call a "raid" on the Law Enforcement...
SB 5974: Olympia’s Power Grab Over Your Locally Elected Sheriffs
On April 1, 2026, Governor Bob Ferguson quietly signed Senate Bill 5974 into law, handing unelected bureaucrats in Olympia the power to fire your...
How a $17.73 Minimum Wage Does Maximum Economic Damage: Why Washington State’s Soaring Minimum Wage Harms the Workers It Claims to Help
Washington State boasts one of the nation’s highest minimum wages, currently set at $17.13 per hour for 2026—more than double the federal rate of...
State of the Unio, State of the World
President Trump's 2026 State of the Union Address, delivered on February 24, was a triumphant declaration of America's resurgence, marking the...
