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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...

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

Questions on Washington’s Millionaires Tax

Today is Tax Day—and with Washington’s new income tax making headlines, there are a lot of questions. Here are straightforward answers to some of the most common ones we’re hearing. Also, over the next several months, many lawmakers will be holding town halls and community events, giving constituents a chance to ask them directly about...

Let Voters Decide: Whatcom County Sales Tax Increase Proposal — Tuesday @ 6 PM

The Whatcom County Council is considering a new 0.1% sales tax that some councilmembers are proposing for criminal justice purposes. Future 42 Whatcom’s position is that the decision should be put to voters, not implemented solely by a majority of the County Council. Major tax decisions are often put before voters and regularly are by...

What you need to know about current legal challenges to Washington’s state income tax

Washington’s newly enacted income tax has already triggered legal challenges from multiple directions. While a state income tax like this seems plainly unconstitutional on its surface, the legal process from here on out is quite nuanced. Here’s a straightforward breakdown of what’s happening, who’s involved, and what it could mean. What are the current legal...

[un]Divided: West Coast states spend millions on PR to improve their image

From Gavin Newsom in California to Bob Ferguson in Washington, West Coast states want to improve their public image – and they’ll try anything but good governance. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

Not So Fast, Olympia: Why the Income Tax Signature is Just the Opening Salvo in a New Legal Battle

With the signature of Governor Bob Ferguson, Washington has broken its century-long streak of rejecting a state income tax. But for those who value constitutional limits and taxpayer protections, the message is clear: the governor’s signature is not the final word, and the end result is very much yet to be decided. The 2026 legislative...

[un]Divided: Latest on legal battle against state income tax

There was a flurry of legal maneuvers this week setting up separate lines of attack against the newly-passed state income tax. Brandi Kruse has the latest.

By Brandi Kruse

[un]Divided: Citizens revolt against Battery Energy Storage Systems

Across Washington state, citizens are pushing back against the placement of Battery Energy Storage Systems in their communities. The units are a result of former Governor Jay Inslee’s climate policies. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

Please Join Clark County Future 42 for an Income Tax Update and Networking Reception!

Join Clark County Future 42 for a special event featuring Dann Mead Smith, who will give an update on the 2026 legislative session, the income tax, and the next steps to repeal it. Monday, March 30th 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Tukes Taphouse 113 E Main St., Battle Ground, WA 98604 Space is limited, please RSVP...

Not Just the Income Tax: A Troubling Session in Olympia

Washington’s 2026 legislative session that adjourned last week was defined in large part by the controversial income tax proposal now sitting on Governor Ferguson’s desk. But while that fight has dominated headlines and advocacy efforts, it’s far from the only story coming out of Olympia this year. Beneath the surface, majority lawmakers advanced a series...

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2025 Bellingham City Council Scorecard

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2025 Ferndale City Council Scorecard

2025 Whatcom County Council Scorecard

2025 Whatcom County Council Scorecard

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

Questions on Washington’s Millionaires Tax

Questions on Washington’s Millionaires Tax

Let Voters Decide: Whatcom County Sales Tax Increase Proposal — Tuesday @ 6 PM

Let Voters Decide: Whatcom County Sales Tax Increase Proposal — Tuesday @ 6 PM

What you need to know about current legal challenges to Washington’s state income tax

What you need to know about current legal challenges to Washington’s state income tax

[un]Divided: West Coast states spend millions on PR to improve their image

[un]Divided: West Coast states spend millions on PR to improve their image

Not So Fast, Olympia: Why the Income Tax Signature is Just the Opening Salvo in a New Legal Battle

Not So Fast, Olympia: Why the Income Tax Signature is Just the Opening Salvo in a New Legal Battle

[un]Divided: Latest on legal battle against state income tax

[un]Divided: Latest on legal battle against state income tax

[un]Divided: Citizens revolt against Battery Energy Storage Systems

[un]Divided: Citizens revolt against Battery Energy Storage Systems

Please Join Clark County Future 42 for an Income Tax Update and Networking Reception!

Please Join Clark County Future 42 for an Income Tax Update and Networking Reception!

Not Just the Income Tax: A Troubling Session in Olympia

Not Just the Income Tax: A Troubling Session in Olympia