Gov. Jay Inslee has called a special session to begin on May 16 to tackle the issue of drugs in Washington.
As Governor Jay Inslee announces he will not seek a fourth term, a new poll finds that a majority of Washingtonians are so dissatisfied with the state that they would move somewhere else if they could. Brandi Kruse discusses on the unDivided Podcast.
With complete hard drug legalization imminent, Inslee dubs session “extraordinary”
Democrats in Olympia failed to get a bill across the finish line to ensure drug possession remains a crime after July 1. On the unDivided Podcast, Brandi Kruse explained how the situation could easily have been avoided.
As the 2023 Legislative Session ends, perhaps the two-most covered issues have both been about public safety
Jonathan Choe, who covers homelessness for Discovery Institute, joined unDivided with Brandi Kruse to discuss the toll that “tranq” is taking on drug addicts. A mix of fentanyl and animal sedatives, “tranq” is leading to flesh wounds and amputations.
Recent data shows that auto thefts in Washington were up 88% in 2022 over 2021 – a spike that began when the no-pursuit law was passed.
In 2018, Governor Jay Inlsee outlined a lofty goal to improve our state’s mental health system by 2023. Not only has the state failed to meet its goals, Brandi Kruse argues that the mental health system is in worse shape than ever – especially when it comes to violent offenders.
At midnight last night the Washington House of Representatives passed an extremely limited police pursuit bill that is so watered down as to be completely ineffective. The bill passed 57 to 40 with bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition – and representatives on both sides of the aisle should look in the mirror and ask if...
Ginny Burton is a 17-time felon who spent 28 years in active addiction. On the unDivided Podcast with Brandi Kruse, she says she is “sickened” by policies and movements that are enabling the personal destruction of people living on our streets.
A bill making its way through state legislature would prohibit natural gas lines from being extended to any new construction in Washington. The bill (HB 1589), which passed 52-44 in the House, saw intense opposition. Minority House Leader J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, said in a tweet this legislation was “the most poorly thought-out major bill I’ve...
This article was originally published by the Lyden Tribune. By Simon Sefzik Earlier this month, two children were killed in a head-on accident on Interstate 82 in Eastern Washington. One of the victims was an 8-year-old girl named Delilah. The other was a 6-year-old boy named Timothy. According to KAPP KVEW’s Yak-Tri News,...
By Matt McIlwain Since Washingtonians rejected a state income tax by 64% to 36% in 2010, the state has prospered economically and substantially grown tax revenues. Now the state Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling and invented an excise tax on capital gains income that exists nowhere else in the world. If the...
The owner of Piroshky Piroshky Bakery in Seattle says “toxic” policies have left downtown in ruin. Olga Sagan tells Brandi Kruse on the unDivided Podcast that she is now considering a run for public office and wants to inspire other small business owners to speak out.