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Check out Future 42 Snohomish County’s 2024 Scorecard for the Snohomish County Council

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

Politics unPacked: Week 2

Brandi Kruse has everything you need to know about what happened in the second week of the 2025 legislative session.

By Brandi Kruse

Gov. Inslee’s portrait

[un]Divided: Democrats push bill to cut sentences for gun crimes, gang members

House Bill 1178 would ease and even eliminate sentencing enhancements for gun crimes, sex offenses, gang members, and adults who cook meth around children. On unDivided, Brandi Kruse called it the most dangerous bill of the legislative session so far.

By Brandi Kruse

The fight over your wallet: Capping property tax increases, rent control, wealth tax, and the Jumpstart payroll tax

This legislative session that began this week has already seen four proposals that could hit Washingtonians right where it hurts: their wallets. With a $6.7 billion budget shortfall looming, state legislative leaders are eyeing measures like raising the property tax cap, rent control, a wealth tax, and a statewide version of Seattle’s Jumpstart Payroll Tax....

[un]Divided: Bob Ferguson is suddenly acting like a fiscal conservative

Washington’s new governor Bob Ferguson is proposing a 6% cut to spending, breaking with members of his own party, who are pushing new taxes to solve the state’s budget deficit. But as Brandi Kruse points out on unDivided, Washingtonians should be very skeptical about Ferguson’s newfound fiscal conservatism.

By Brandi Kruse

New poll: Washingtonians advise governor, lawmakers on budget shortfall

New polling from Napolitan News Service released today provides an update on where Washington voters stand on potential tax increases, as lawmakers begin a legislative session and must decide how to address a $12 billion budget shortfall over the next several years. Some highlights from the poll include: Seventy-eight percent (78%) of voters believe that taxes in Washington...

[un]Divided: Federal report buries cause of WA’s homeless crisis

As many of us already know, Washington has one of the worst homelessness problems in the nation. A new report to Congress details the extent of the problem – but ignores the biggest contributing factor. Brandi Kruse breaks it down on unDivided.

By Brandi Kruse

Wall Street Journal: Inslee’s Last Tax Insult to Washington

Governor Inslee – who once said, “I do not believe tax increases are the right path for the state of Washington” when he was running for governor in 2012 – has proposed a consequential tax on unrealized capital gains, a “wealth tax” as he and others are calling it, and it’s garnered national attention from...

The gift that keeps on giving

[un]Divided: Seattle business owner says crime, drugs have made city ‘hell’

Rachael Savage says she’s woken up to the destructive nature of Seattle’s policies after seeing the crime and drug crisis take over the streets outside her business. She joined Brandi Kruse on unDivided to talk about her work to wake up fellow citizens. Watch unDivided at unDividedpod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

Inslee’s legacy on crime: Will WA’s next governor chart a new course?

Gov. Jay Inslee’s third term in office comes to an end on January 13, 2025, at which point he will have served in the position of Washington’s highest executive for twelve years. Earlier, Future 42 has covered Inslee’s legacy on growing state government bureaucracy, raising cost-of-living for working class families, and perhaps most ironically, his...

[un]Divided: Here’s what happened after Federal Way made 400% more drug arrests

Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell says his city has seen a dramatic decrease in crime now that officers can pursue vehicles and arrest people for using drugs. He joined unDivided with Brandi Kruse to discuss. Watch unDivided five days a week at unDividedpod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

2025 Roanoke President: “Something for everyone” at conference

Project 42 is again a proud sponsor of the annual Roanoke Conference held in beautiful Ocean Shores. The premier event for moderate and right-leaning activists, staffers, and elected officials (held the weekend of January 24 – 26) will likely sell-out again, so register today. We sat down with 2025 Roanoke Conference President Kaitlin Vintertun to...

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Check out Future 42 Snohomish County’s 2024 Scorecard for the Snohomish County Council

Check out Future 42 Snohomish County’s 2024 Scorecard for the Snohomish County Council

Politics unPacked: Week 2

Politics unPacked: Week 2

Gov. Inslee’s portrait

Gov. Inslee’s portrait

[un]Divided: Democrats push bill to cut sentences for gun crimes, gang members

[un]Divided: Democrats push bill to cut sentences for gun crimes, gang members

The fight over your wallet: Capping property tax increases, rent control, wealth tax, and the Jumpstart payroll tax

The fight over your wallet: Capping property tax increases, rent control, wealth tax, and the Jumpstart payroll tax

[un]Divided: Bob Ferguson is suddenly acting like a fiscal conservative

[un]Divided: Bob Ferguson is suddenly acting like a fiscal conservative

New poll: Washingtonians advise governor, lawmakers on budget shortfall

New poll: Washingtonians advise governor, lawmakers on budget shortfall

[un]Divided: Federal report buries cause of WA’s homeless crisis

[un]Divided: Federal report buries cause of WA’s homeless crisis

Wall Street Journal: Inslee’s Last Tax Insult to Washington

Wall Street Journal: Inslee’s Last Tax Insult to Washington

The gift that keeps on giving

The gift that keeps on giving

[un]Divided: Seattle business owner says crime, drugs have made city ‘hell’

[un]Divided: Seattle business owner says crime, drugs have made city ‘hell’

Inslee’s legacy on crime: Will WA’s next governor chart a new course?

Inslee’s legacy on crime: Will WA’s next governor chart a new course?

[un]Divided: Here’s what happened after Federal Way made 400% more drug arrests

[un]Divided: Here’s what happened after Federal Way made 400% more drug arrests

2025 Roanoke President: “Something for everyone” at conference

2025 Roanoke President: “Something for everyone” at conference