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Giving parents a voice and protecting fairness in girls’ sports
- Initiative IL26-001 – Restoring Parental Rights in Schools—It recognizes parents as the primary stakeholders in their children’s upbringing
- Initiative IL26-638 – Protecting Fairness in Girls’ Sports—This initiative aims to protect the integrity of girls’ interscholastic sports
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Elephant in the Dome Podcast—Ferguson’s Gas Crisis, Shaky Budgets, America @ 250 w/Sen. Chris Gildon
In this episode of The Elephant in the Dome, Senator Chris Gildon pulls back the curtain on the real issues facing Washington. From the controversial impacts of the Climate Commitment Act on gas prices and utility bills to a deep dive into Olympia’s looming budget shortfall, Sen. Gildon breaks down the numbers that the majority...
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Warnick calls on Ferguson to provide relief as fuel taxes set to rise July 1
State Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, today said it is urgent for Gov. Bob Ferguson and the legislative Democrat majority to take action that drops Washington’s inflated gas and diesel prices closer to the national average. Warnick, chair of Washington’s Senate Republicans, issued her call for relief today, seven days ahead of the July 1...
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The Crisis of Washington’s “Keeping Families Together Act” | Elephant in the Dome Podcast
In this episode of Elephant in the Dome, Senator Chris Gildon sits down with foster parent and healthcare professional Tracie Jefferson. They dive deep into the devastating, unintended consequences of Washington State’s “Keeping Families Together Act,” examining how its high removal thresholds and systemic issues impact vulnerable children. TRANSCRIPT
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As predicted, majority’s ‘house of cards’ budget leads to deficit
PUYALLUP… The budget leader for the state’s Senate Republicans says the “significant” shortfall anticipated in the next state operating budget by Gov. Bob Ferguson’s administration was completely predictable. Sen. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, offered this reaction to budgeting instructions sent to state agencies that call for reductions without acknowledging Olympia’s chronic overspending: “Republicans repeatedly warned the...
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VIDEO: Senator Jeff Wilson on Longview tank explosion
KIRO 7: Longview leaders react to no regulatory inspections of white liquor tanks KOIN 6: Longview community’s future discussed by Senator Jeff Wilson
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AUDIO: As summer heat looms, Warnick pushes for wildfire insurance transparency and central Washington water security
With the summer heat kicking in, Central Washington is bracing for drought—but a state senator says water is only half the battle. Tracy Ellis explains.
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After promising not to raise taxes and exercise fiscal restraint, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed budgets back-to-back with the largest tax increases in WA state history (SB 5998) and the second largest tax increases in WA state history (SB 5167).![]()
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These budget had sky high property tax and rent hikes (HB 2049), a huge expansion of the sales tax even taxing childcare, health care, charities, & non-profits (SB 5814), an Income Tax that will eventually be on everyone (SB 6346), a $782 MILLION cut to Medicaid (SB 5167), cuts to childcare & healthcare (SB 5167), and so much more --all to fund a MASSIVE SPENDING SPREE.![]()
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Despite all of that, the far left majority spent so much money that they're in a budget shortfall. Gov. Ferguson says, "I won't be proposing new taxes," to fill the fiscal hole.![]()
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Ferguson: 'I Won't Be Proposing New Taxes' — but 'Does That Mean Cuts? Well of Course'
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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said he will not be proposing any new taxes in his upcoming budget.
