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For decades, Washington attracted more people and more income than it lost. But that trend has now reversed. For the second year in a row, more income has left the state than arrived. And for the third year in a row, IRS data shows Washington is losing more taxpayers to migration than it gains.
The People’s Initiatives
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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VIDEO: Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability
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AUDIO: KOMW: Live from Olympia: Legislative Priorities and Challenges in Olympia: Income Tax, Agriculture, Housing, and Wildfire Funding
7th District lawmakers Sen. Shelly Short and Rep. Andrew Engell talk about major bills on income tax, farmworker overtime, housing regulations, and wildfire funding. Discussions highlight rural-urban divides, affordability concerns, and budget challenges, with the two Republicans stressing constitutional issues, fiscal responsibility, and bipartisan cooperation to address emergency services, housing shortages, and economic impacts statewide.
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AUDIO: Republican leaders on state income tax: unconstitutional, undemocratic, and coming for everyone in Washington
Washington may soon have an income tax. Democrats pushed a bill through the state Senate to create one. Tracy Ellis reports.
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STATEMENT: Republican leaders on state income tax: unconstitutional, undemocratic, and coming for everyone in Washington
OLYMPIA… Leaders in the state Legislature’s Senate Republican caucus offered these comments following the majority Democrats’ passage of legislation to create a state income tax. Senate Bill 6346 was passed with a 27-22 vote: From Senate Republican Leader John Braun of Centralia: “This income-tax bill clearly goes against our state constitution as well as 90-plus...
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AUDIO: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Senator Short Opposes Sheriff Oversight Bill
Senator Shelly Short strongly criticized a bill allowing an unelected commission to determine if elected sheriffs are qualified. She argued this undermines constitutional principles and local representation, warning against bureaucratic overreach that could erode community trust and voter rights in law enforcement leadership.
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AUDIO: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Senator Wilson Warns of Local Control Loss
Senator Jeff Wilson condemned Senate Bill 5974, which shifts authority over sheriffs from voters to an unelected board. He highlighted Pacific County as the first likely impacted, calling the measure an “ugly bill” that disregards the will of voters and threatens democratic accountability in policing.
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Fiscal Incompetence: WA is forecasted to have a significant budget shortfall in the BILLIONS.This comes after Gov. Bob Ferguson and the far left passed a budget with the largest tax increases in state history this year (SB 5998), another budget with the second largest tax ory last year (SB 5167), cut $782 MILLION out of Medicaid (SB 5167), went on a record spending spree (SB 5998 & SB 5167), and more. All of these actions greatly contributed to the affordability crisis in our state.Enough is enough. Washington State has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.#GovernmentGreed #StopTheGreed #ReturnAffordability #waleg
Dubious Distinction: Washington State ranks dead last (50 out of 50 states) for farm profitability according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).State level policies including high fuel costs/taxes, high taxes overall, and a mountain of red tape keeps constraining our farmers and the agricultural community. We are losing two farms everyday in our state on average too (Source: Seattle Times).We must lower, not increase, the cost of doing businesses for farmers. Fuel prices can be reduced immediately by 55 cents a gallon of gas through pausing the Climate Commitment Act and Low Carbon Fuel Standards.Farmers provide our food. It's well past time for state government to stop hindering them and instead have their backs.
Putting the Seahawks’ narrow, tough loss in perspective: The last time we lost a game prior was 315 days ago. Go Hawks! We’ll be alright!
