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Top 10 Reasons a State Income Tax Is a Bad Idea

This article is reposted courtesy of the Washington Policy Center and Ryan Frost, Director, Budget and Tax Policy. Governor Ferguson and Democrats in the legislature are about to propose a 9.9% income tax on “high earner” Washingtonians. Here are ten reasons why this proposal should be rejected. 10. It Won’t Solve the Perpetual Deficit Cycle Washington has...

Politics unPacked: Anti-fraud bills get key hearings in Olympia

Brandi Kruse unpacks what happened during the legislative session this week in Olympia, including: unDivided whistleblower testifies in Olympia. Family farms worry unionization bill could spell disaster. Proposal would help state go after car tab scofflaws. Seattle area continues to hemorrhage jobs. Subscribe to unDivided at unDividedpod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

2025 Lynnwood City Council Scorecard

Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating for key issues such as public safety, government transparency, and tax relief. We are a grassroots effort mobilizing Snohomish County citizens to make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our second annual set of local scorecards which highlight...

2025 Everett City Council Scorecard

Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating for key issues such as public safety, housing affordability, and tax relief. We are a grassroots effort mobilizing Snohomish County citizens to make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our second annual set of local scorecards which highlight...

2025 Edmonds City Council Scorecard

Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating for key issues such as public safety and tax relief. We are a grassroots effort mobilizing Snohomish County citizens to make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our second annual set of local scorecards which highlight key votes...

Serious Allegations, No Answers and DCYF Leader Nowhere to Be Found

The longer Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and its Secretary Tana Senn refuse to speak plainly about serious allegations of fraud and missing oversight records, the clearer it becomes that this is not a communications failure — it is a leadership failure. Multiple investigations and media reports have now documented years of...

[un]Divided: Police investigate trio of random stabbings

A man tells harrowing story of being randomly stabbed outside a coffee shop in Kent. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show at unDividedPod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

SB 6205: A Bill to Crack Down on Housing Grant Corruption

Washington’s housing grant system — designed to help struggling families with things like loans, foreclosure prevention, and home repairs — has instead become a playground for insiders and corruption. Serious whistleblower allegations show state-funded housing grants being steered to people with connections, with at least one case involving a nonprofit official’s daughter receiving $350,000 toward a $425,000...

[un]Divided: Politics unPacked: ‘Initiative killer’ bill moves forward, Dems introduce anti-ICE bills

Brandi Kruse unpacks what happened during the legislative session last week in Olympia, including: Hearings on “initiative killer” bills, proposal to ban masks for law enforcement, bipartisan push to protect kids from fentanyl.

By Brandi Kruse

Seattle Times Op-Ed: WA lawmakers should hold hearings on initiatives before they go to a vote

A Seattle Times opinion by Jackson Maynard, Executive Director of Citizen Action Defense Fund, argues that Washington’s state Legislature ought to hold public hearings on citizen-led ballot initiatives rather than letting them bypass legislative scrutiny and head straight to voters this fall. Washington’s Constitution does not treat voters as spectators — it recognizes them as...

[un]Divided: Democrats deny reality of capital flight from Washington

Despite ample evidence that wealth flees from states that target the rich for taxation, Washington State Democrats are pushing ahead with an income tax on millionaires.

By Brandi Kruse

Update on the AltaGas Ferndale Terminal Project

Thank you for staying engaged and informed on the local issues shaping our county. As a follow-up to our recent email outlining the AltaGas Ferndale Terminal proposal and review process, we want to share an important update and a clear opportunity to participate. In 2024, AltaGas | ALA Energy submitted a regulatory application to Whatcom County for...

[un]Divided: Democratic lawmakers dodge questions about childcare fraud

Democrats and Republicans had very different answers when asked whether they would support an outside audit of the Department of Children Youth and Families. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

How Snohomish County State Lawmakers Voted on Tax Increases in 2025

Our state legislators began legislative session in Olympia on Monday, January 12th, and there has already been a flurry of discussion on the need for tax increases and even new taxes such as an income tax which will be proposed this session. This comes on the heels of the largest tax increase in state history...

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Top 10 Reasons a State Income Tax Is a Bad Idea

Top 10 Reasons a State Income Tax Is a Bad Idea

Politics unPacked: Anti-fraud bills get key hearings in Olympia

Politics unPacked: Anti-fraud bills get key hearings in Olympia

2025 Lynnwood City Council Scorecard

2025 Lynnwood City Council Scorecard

2025 Everett City Council Scorecard

2025 Everett City Council Scorecard

2025 Edmonds City Council Scorecard

2025 Edmonds City Council Scorecard

Serious Allegations, No Answers and DCYF Leader Nowhere to Be Found

Serious Allegations, No Answers and DCYF Leader Nowhere to Be Found

[un]Divided: Police investigate trio of random stabbings

[un]Divided: Police investigate trio of random stabbings

SB 6205: A Bill to Crack Down on Housing Grant Corruption

SB 6205: A Bill to Crack Down on Housing Grant Corruption

[un]Divided: Politics unPacked: ‘Initiative killer’ bill moves forward, Dems introduce anti-ICE bills

[un]Divided: Politics unPacked: ‘Initiative killer’ bill moves forward, Dems introduce anti-ICE bills

Seattle Times Op-Ed: WA lawmakers should hold hearings on initiatives before they go to a vote

Seattle Times Op-Ed: WA lawmakers should hold hearings on initiatives before they go to a vote

[un]Divided: Democrats deny reality of capital flight from Washington

[un]Divided: Democrats deny reality of capital flight from Washington

Update on the AltaGas Ferndale Terminal Project

Update on the AltaGas Ferndale Terminal Project

[un]Divided: Democratic lawmakers dodge questions about childcare fraud

[un]Divided: Democratic lawmakers dodge questions about childcare fraud

How Snohomish County State Lawmakers Voted on Tax Increases in 2025

How Snohomish County State Lawmakers Voted on Tax Increases in 2025