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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.

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: 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...