Despite crafting a regional response to address the homeless crisis, 23% more people are living on the streets of King County today than in 2022. As Pierce County works to set up its own regional response, leaders would be wise to look to Seattle for a lesson on what not to do.
Do you use natural gas? Do you support energy choice? Could you afford the $40,000 to $50,000 to retrofit your entire home or business to a more expensive energy source? If this subject is important to you, we need your help. As we have written previously, Governor Inslee signed the Legislature’s bill, HB 1589, effectively allowing Puget Sound...
Do you ever feel like it’s difficult to keep track of local politics? With the busyness of life, it’s hard to volunteer hours in the evening to attend council meetings. Or perhaps you’ve wanted something simple that gives you an overview of what your local leaders voted for to can show to a neighbor. To...
The progressive approaches of “housing first” and “harm reduction” are failing our communities. While taxes increase and hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on these ineffective programs, homelessness, overdose deaths, and drug-associated crime have been on the rise. To counter these harmful progressive approaches, 50+ local elected officials throughout Washington State have signed on...
After gunshots erupted near a youth baseball game in Auburn, Brandi Kruse says state lawmakers are complicit in our worsening crime crisis.
Aaron Babcock owns a small car dealership in Eatonville, WA. He faces criminal charges for chasing a suspect who stole a truck off his lot – after police told him the law prevented them from pursuing. Brandi Kruse has more on the unDivided Podcast.
Sound Transit claims rider safety is its “top priority.” If that’s the case, the agency is failing miserably. Brandi Kruse has more on the unDivided Podcast.
“The ban on natural gas will put us out of business. 150 employees would lose their jobs. We have three Lombardi’s Italian restaurants, and another fine dining restaurant in the greater Seattle area. Almost all of our equipment and heating is natural gas. How would we overnight transition to all electrical appliances, even if those...
How did our state legislators vote this year? Learn more in our Whatcom County 2024 Legislative Session Recap. The 60-day 2024 legislative session adjourned on March 7. Legislators debated several important bills during this year’s “short session” that lacked the biennial state budget present in odd-numbered years. Some of the critical policies considered included a plan...
While crime, homelessness, and drug abuse wreak havoc on Seattle, the city is threatening a small deli in Little Saigon with fines of $100 per day for not cleaning graffiti off their storefront quick enough. Brandi Kruse has more on the unDivided Podcast.
“You have to speak up. The time for staying silent and just going along, those days are over. We’re a typical middle class family. My dad and grandpa started a small machine shop in 1965. Today, my husband and brother run it together. People think because we own a business, we must be rich and...
Thank you for your continued engagement with Project 42 and Future 42 Snohomish County. Please see two important updates below on recent items of significance that we have weighed in on with hundreds of you contacting your elected officials to express your thoughts; your engagement is making a difference: SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTS ORDINANCE TO...
Thank you for your continued engagement with Project 42 and Future 42 Snohomish County. Please see two important updates below on recent items of significance that we have weighed in on with hundreds of you contacting your elected officials to express your thoughts; your engagement is making a difference: SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTS ORDINANCE TO...