Analysis: Initiatives 1 & 2 on Bellingham voters’ ballots
Analysis: Initiatives 1 & 2 on Bellingham voters’ ballots
If you are a Bellingham resident, Initiatives 1 and 2 will be on your ballot this year (ballots are hitting mailboxes this week). Unsure how you will vote? We’re here to help! Analysts at Washington Policy Center have written detailed reports, as well as producing key findings, on both initiatives. (Click here for the full report and...
Center Square WA: Washington officials remove heat pump mandate, maintains natural gas ban
Center Square WA: Washington officials remove heat pump mandate, maintains natural gas ban
The Washington Energy Code Council has revised its mandate on the inclusion of heat pumps in new residential constructions, but has maintained regulations which some believe effectively bans the use of natural gas. The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) expressed concerns that the new codes unnecessarily restrict access to natural gas, resulting in increased...
Washington Policy Center: WA Dept. of Ecology contradicts previous claims on climate tax
Washington Policy Center: WA Dept. of Ecology contradicts previous claims on climate tax
The Inslee Administration and Washington Department of Ecology staff are being criticized for changing narratives and sharing alleged misinformation regarding the impact of Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) on gas and natural gas prices. While originally denying there would be significant price hikes, they later attributed rises to global events and other factors, distancing the...
[un]Divided: Seattle landlord left homeless due to strict eviction policies
[un]Divided: Seattle landlord left homeless due to strict eviction policies
Jason Roth is sleeping in his van with his dog while his tenant refuses to pay rent despite living a lavish lifestyle. The ordeal highlights the absurdity of Seattle and King County’s landlord-tenant laws, which have resulted in a long eviction backlog. Jason joined Brandi Kruse on the unDivided Podcast.
Some in Washington still refuse to blame CO2 tax for high gas prices
Some in Washington still refuse to blame CO2 tax for high gas prices
One lawmaker is trying blame price gouging at the pump instead.
[un]Divided: Public safety is more important than political wins
[un]Divided: Public safety is more important than political wins
After a viral news segment showed some Seattle voters in denial over the crime crisis, the city got a grim reminder of the depths of the danger. Brandi Kruse has more on the unDivided Podcast.
By Brandi Kruse
Bad policies have real-world impact
Bad policies have real-world impact
We want to hear what skyrocketing fuel and home heating prices have meant to you.
[un]Divided: Seattle’s crime crisis is not a figment of the right’s imagination
[un]Divided: Seattle’s crime crisis is not a figment of the right’s imagination
A recent FOX News segment featured interviews with Seattleites, who denied the city has a drug or crime crisis. On the unDivided Podcast, Brandi Kruse questioned why anyone would deny or downplay what’s happening on our streets.
By Brandi Kruse
Energy bills are intentionally deceptive in Washington
Energy bills are intentionally deceptive in Washington
When the cap-and-trade gas tax was passed, Gov. Jay Inslee said Washingtonians wouldn’t feel a price increase, despite widespread predictions to the contrary. Of course, those predictions turned out to be correct. This tax is not just raising the price of filing our gas tanks, it is also making home energy more expensive. But Gov....
[un]Divided: Everett’s mayor deserves credit for her public safety push
[un]Divided: Everett’s mayor deserves credit for her public safety push
The Democratic mayor of Everett announced the city will be hiring more police officers, meanwhile the department is actively enforcing its new drug possession ordinance. Brandi Kruse has more on the unDivided Podcast.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Governor Inslee owes working class truth on gas prices
[un]Divided: Governor Inslee owes working class truth on gas prices
Hundreds of people lined up to take advantage of lower gas prices at an event put on by Future 42 last week. On the unDivided Podcast, Brandi Kruse says the event illustrates how Governor Jay Inslee’s Carbon tax is hurting the working class.
By Brandi Kruse
Why we fight for lower gas prices
Why we fight for lower gas prices
On Wednesday, Sept. 13, Future 42, in partnership with Americans for Prosperity-Washington, rolled back the price of gasoline to $3.82, the national average for a gallon of gas, at Jackson’s Shell station in Kent. Just before the event, the price of gas was $5.17. People were waiting in line for an hour before the event...