TELL MAYOR KATIE WILSON THAT HER PROPOSAL TO DOUBLE-DIP ON PROPERTY TAXES FOR SEATTLE FIRE SERVICES IS UNACCEPTABLE In an attempt to address the City of Seattle’s projected $175 million budget shortfall, Mayor Katie Wilson has proposed the creation of a new fire district to be overseen by the City Council. But the City of Seattle currently...
Hundreds of Whatcom County residents have participated in the Comprehensive Plan update process. If you’ve attended meetings, submitted comments, sent emails, or simply followed along since spring 2024—thank you. Your engagement has made a difference. On Tuesday, July 14, the Whatcom County Council will hold a public hearing and final vote on the county’s Comprehensive Plan. This plan...
Let’s Go Washington just turned in 511,408 signatures for its initiative to repeal Washington’s new state income tax. That is not just enough to clear the legal requirement. It is more than 200,000 signatures above the minimum required and more than 120,000 above the Secretary of State’s recommended cushion for qualification. The signatures still need...
The City of Mountlake Terrace is facing a multi-million-dollar budget deficit, according to city staff. Rather than reducing spending, a majority of the City Council is poised to move forward with two huge property tax increases which will hit city residents. The first tax proposal would reverse a commitment made to voters when the city...
The City of Lynnwood will be considering a potential increase to the city’s minimum wage (currently $17.13) in an effort led by progressive Councilmember Isabel Mata. Previously, former City Councilmember Josh Binda led an effort to place a citizen initiative on the ballot for voter consideration. This effort failed as there were not enough signatures...
After months of public meetings, committee hearings, and community input, the Clark County Charter Review Commission is approaching its final decision for the 2026 Charter Review cycle. Tonight, Wednesday, July 8, the Commission will hold its final vote on which proposed charter amendments will be forwarded to the Clark County Auditor’s Office for placement on this...
Downtown Seattle office buildings have the highest vacancy rate of any major U.S. city. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
Washington’s gas prices, which are already among the highest in the nation, got even worse this week as a new gas tax increase takes effect. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
Two hundred fifty years ago, America wasn’t built by celebrities. It was built by ordinary people. Farmers who showed up to town meetings. Shopkeepers who debated taxes. Parents who worried about the future their children would inherit. Neighbors who understood that self-government only works when citizens actually participate. The founders certainly mattered. But the American...
As the homeless crisis continues to grow in Seattle, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority is being given even more money. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
After the North Seattle community demanded action on Aurora Avenue, the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations have been spotted making arrests and helping sex workers. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show at unDividedpod.com.
Washington’s new income tax may have been signed into law, but the constitutional challenge is just getting started. Citizen Action Defense Fund has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s new 9.9% tax on income above $1 million that is led by former Attorney General Rob McKenna and retired Supreme Court Justice Phil Talmadge. Their case...
Despite ample evidence that the state’s economy is in a tailspin, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson is trying to gaslight voters into believing otherwise. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
For years, Washington’s budget debates have followed a familiar script. Democrat legislative leaders and the last two governors identify a projected shortfall, advocates call for new revenue, and taxpayers are told that higher taxes are necessary to preserve essential services. The conversation almost always begins with the assumption that government needs more money. But recently,...