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Edmonds City Council to consider putting $6 million property tax hike on November ballot

Edmonds City Council to consider putting $6 million property tax hike on November ballot

Edmonds City Council is putting plans together to place a $6 million property tax increase on the November General Election ballot for voters to consider. In order to meet the deadline for placing this measure on the ballot, the City Council must adopt a resolution by July 8th. Due to a history of financial mismanagement and...

2025 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

2025 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

Future 42 is releasing a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive scorecard highlighting key votes taken by the 146 legislators during the 2025 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 who voted for/against those bills.  The 2025 Washington State...

Ferguson Signs Democrats’ 2025 Legislative Wishlist Into Law: Higher Taxes, Fewer Rights, and What You Need to Know

Ferguson Signs Democrats’ 2025 Legislative Wishlist Into Law: Higher Taxes, Fewer Rights, and What You Need to Know

When Bob Ferguson campaigned for governor and throughout the recently-completed legislative session, he positioned himself as a moderate Democrat who would govern pragmatically, resisting the tax-and-spend impulses of his party’s left wing. Yet, just five months into his administration, Ferguson has abandoned that promise, signing into law a series of bills that mark the largest...

[un]Divided: Ferguson’s $100M grant to hire police officers isn’t what it seems

[un]Divided: Ferguson’s $100M grant to hire police officers isn’t what it seems

Governor Bob Ferguson took a victory lap this week, claiming to have fulfilled a campaign promise to set aside $100M for hiring new police officers. Except it’s not at all what it was sold as. Follow unDivided with Brandi Kruse across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

Activist Judge Puts Community at Risk — Take Action Now

Activist Judge Puts Community at Risk — Take Action Now

🚨ACTIVIST JUDGE ALERT🚨Contact Judge Zipp now! This week in Thurston County, Sheriff Derek Sanders’ deputies were shot at by a career criminal who should have been behind bars. Why wasn’t he? 👉 Because Judge Allyson Zipp—a known activist judge—let him out. Get the full story on Brandi Kruse’s show [un]Divided. Brandi highlights Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders, who called out judges like Zipp because this...

Washington Lawmakers End Session with Flurry of Controversial Bills Awaiting Governor’s Signature

Washington Lawmakers End Session with Flurry of Controversial Bills Awaiting Governor’s Signature

A slate of controversial bills passed during the final hours of Washington’s 2025 legislative session are now awaiting action from Governor Bob Ferguson. The bills—ranging from new gas taxes to changes in emergency powers—are prompting concern among taxpayers, small business owners, and government accountability advocates who say the legislation will raise costs, limit public input,...

[un]Divided: Montana, Idaho deliver record tax cuts to residents

[un]Divided: Montana, Idaho deliver record tax cuts to residents

While Washington state Democrats passed the largest package of tax increases in state history, Idaho and Montana did just the opposite. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte joined unDivided with Brandi Kruse to discuss his state’s commitment to fiscal responsibility.

By Brandi Kruse