Responding to complaints that the Legislature doesn’t care about public records, a state senator looks to revitalize the committee that examines exemptions to the Public Records Act. Tracy Ellis report

Responding to complaints that the Legislature doesn’t care about public records, a state senator looks to revitalize the committee that examines exemptions to the Public Records Act. Tracy Ellis report
Topics include initiative signature gathering, cap-and-trade public safety, salmon recovery, over regulation, elections, the difference between urban and rural legislators, jury pay, and more.
Sen. Jeff Wilson joins Brandi Kruse on [un]Divided to discuss his bill that would give initiative signature gatherers a protective buffer from protesters. https://youtu.be/AEMPoj3TQFE?feature=shared
More spending from Governor Jay Inslee, but the Republican state Senate budget lead says it won’t improve the lives of most working Washingtonians. Tracy Ellis reports.
The next Washington legislative session is a short one, but Sen. Brad Hawkins says there’s a lot of work to be done in that time. He joined NCWLIFE with some highlights of what to watch for. https://youtu.be/_H0VEBQLc1c?feature=shared
Sen. John Braun talks to Lars Larson about Democratic Party and ACLU efforts to intimidate signature gatherers working to collect names for conservative-themed initiatives.
An organized effort to intimidate initiative petition signature gatherers prompts new legislation. Tracy Ellis explains.
Sen. Perry Dozier on KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line talking about the effects of cap-and-tax on the cost of gasoline and other products as well as the Democrats’ refusal to be honest about price increases related to their signature carbon credit scheme.
Sen. Perry Dozier talks to Lars Larson about how the Democrats’ cap-and-tax carbon credit scheme is causing gas prices to skyrocket.
An economist and top staffer at the State Department of Transportation says he was pressured to lie about how much gas prices would increase because of cap-and-trade.
A whistleblower report calls into question how honest the state is being about the controversial cap-and-trade carbon credit scheme. Tracy Ellis explains.
Violent crime increased by 8.5% in 2022. Murders rose by nearly 17% in one year. Robberies were up 18% in 2022 and over 12,000 more cars were stolen last year compared to 2021 totals. The new Yakima Valley Local Crime Lab just...