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Howard Schultz in the WSJ: Seattle Turns Hostile to the Great Businesses It Made

Howard Schultz, former CEO and chairman emeritus of Starbucks, discusses the reason behind the company’s move from Seattle to Nashville: Washington’s economic story over the past half century is extraordinary. Microsoft, Amazon, Costco and a host of other new companies transformed the state into a global center of technology, innovation and logistics. Entrepreneurs exported ideas worldwide. Capital flowed. Wages...

Whatcom County Land Policy Changes Could Affect Property/Land Use Decisions

Whatcom County is in the final stages of updating its Comprehensive Plan — the 20-year planning document required under Washington’s Growth Management Act that helps guide future decisions on land use, housing, public lands, permitting, resource lands, infrastructure, and economic development. Most residents are not following every detail of this process, but several recently approved amendments...

2026 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

FUTURE 42 is releasing our second annual comprehensive scorecard highlighting key votes taken by all 147 legislators during the 2026 legislative session. This information is critical in order to ensure that Washingtonians are informed on bills which were passed, how those bills will impact their lives, and how their elected state legislators voted on those...

Act Now: Put a Supermajority Requirement for Clark County Tax Increases on the Ballot

Clark County’s Charter Review Commission is considering a proposal tonight/Wednesday that would require a supermajority vote of the County Council to raise taxes — a critical reform to rein in routine tax hikes and give taxpayers a stronger voice. If this proposed amendment passes out of Study Committee with eight votes this evening, the Commission will then...

[un]Divided: Seattle’s socialist mayor dodges questions from reporters

On World Press Freedom Day, Democrats would be wise to get their own house in order before criticising Donald Trump’s treatment of the media. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show. Use the promo code USA30 at Patreon.com/unDivided.

By Brandi Kruse

Future 42 Clark County Releases Inaugural Local Government Scorecards for Vancouver City Council and Clark County Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leslie Lewallen Director, Future 42 Clark County (360) 409-0404 leslie@pfortytwo.com CLARK COUNTY, WA May 1st, 2026— Future 42 Clark County today announced the publication of its inaugural local government scorecards evaluating the records of the Vancouver City Councilmembers and the Clark County Councilmembers. The scorecards launch a new annual project aimed...

2025 Vancouver City and Clark Council Council Scorecards

Future 42 Clark 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 Clark County residents to make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our first annual set of local scorecards highlighting key...

2025 Bellingham City Council Scorecard

How Did Your Local Officials Vote in 2025? Future 42 Whatcom County is a local county project committed to advocating for key issues such as public safety, housing affordability, and tax relief. As a grassroots effort, we believe local government works best when citizens are informed, engaged, and willing to speak up on the decisions...

2025 Ferndale City Council Scorecard

How Did Your Local Officials Vote in 2025? Future 42 Whatcom County is a local county project committed to advocating for key issues such as public safety, housing affordability, and tax relief. As a grassroots effort, we believe local government works best when citizens are informed, engaged, and willing to speak up on the decisions...

2025 Whatcom County Council Scorecard

How Did Your Local Officials Vote in 2025? Future 42 Whatcom County is a local county project committed to advocating for key issues such as public safety, housing affordability, and tax relief. As a grassroots effort, we believe local government works best when citizens are informed, engaged, and willing to speak up on the decisions...

The “Emergency” That Wasn’t: Court Faces Key Test on Income Tax Referendum

There’s a difference between making a legal argument and putting the real strategy in writing. Some legislative leaders and the Attorney General’s office may have just done the latter, and now the Washington Supreme Court has to decide whether it matters. This week, the State Supreme Court will hear arguments from Let’s Go Washington over...

[un]Divided: Emails: Democrats colluded with AG to pass unconstitutional income tax

Emails obtained by The Center Square show Democratic lawmakers in Washington state colluded with the Attorney General’s Office to pass an unconstitutional income tax and prohibit voters from using a referendum to overturn it. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

Leaked Emails from Attorney General, Legislators Expose True Plan Behind Washington’s “Millionaires Tax”

A bombshell set of internal emails confirms what many Washingtonians have suspected all along: the so-called “millionaires tax” was never just about the wealthy. Instead, it was designed from the start as the opening move in a much broader push for a statewide income tax—paired with a coordinated legal strategy to make it possible. According...

[un]Divided: Bail reform plan would let suspects out of jail for $20

Under changes being considered in Washington state, many crime suspects could get out of jail for $20. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

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Howard Schultz in the WSJ: Seattle Turns Hostile to the Great Businesses It Made

Howard Schultz in the WSJ: Seattle Turns Hostile to the Great Businesses It Made

Whatcom County Land Policy Changes Could Affect Property/Land Use Decisions

Whatcom County Land Policy Changes Could Affect Property/Land Use Decisions

2026 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

2026 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

Act Now: Put a Supermajority Requirement for Clark County Tax Increases on the Ballot

Act Now: Put a Supermajority Requirement for Clark County Tax Increases on the Ballot

[un]Divided: Seattle’s socialist mayor dodges questions from reporters

[un]Divided: Seattle’s socialist mayor dodges questions from reporters

Future 42 Clark County Releases Inaugural Local Government Scorecards for Vancouver City Council and Clark County Council

Future 42 Clark County Releases Inaugural Local Government Scorecards for Vancouver City Council and Clark County Council

2025 Vancouver City and Clark Council Council Scorecards

2025 Vancouver City and Clark Council Council Scorecards

2025 Bellingham City Council Scorecard

2025 Bellingham City Council Scorecard

2025 Ferndale City Council Scorecard

2025 Ferndale City Council Scorecard

2025 Whatcom County Council Scorecard

2025 Whatcom County Council Scorecard

The “Emergency” That Wasn’t: Court Faces Key Test on Income Tax Referendum

The “Emergency” That Wasn’t: Court Faces Key Test on Income Tax Referendum

[un]Divided: Emails: Democrats colluded with AG to pass unconstitutional income tax

[un]Divided: Emails: Democrats colluded with AG to pass unconstitutional income tax

Leaked Emails from Attorney General, Legislators Expose True Plan Behind Washington’s “Millionaires Tax”

Leaked Emails from Attorney General, Legislators Expose True Plan Behind Washington’s “Millionaires Tax”

[un]Divided: Bail reform plan would let suspects out of jail for $20

[un]Divided: Bail reform plan would let suspects out of jail for $20