AUDIO: Democrats’ spending draws warning from business leader: ‘It’s time to wake up’

Jul 24, 2026

Washington business leaders are sounding the alarm on state spending — and it’s not just Republicans.
Tracy Ellis explains.
Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke — a lifelong Democrat — is urging lawmakers to ‘wake up’ as spending nears 80 billion dollars.
State Senator Chris Gildon notes that Leiweke joins two former Democratic governors and other critics on both sides of the aisle who say heavy taxes and reckless budgets are pushing employers out.