Politics unPacked: Week 4
Politics unPacked: Week 4
Brandi Kruse has everything you need to know about what happened this week during the legislative session in Olympia.
Announcing Future 42’s 2024 Scorecard for the Edmonds City Council
Announcing Future 42’s 2024 Scorecard for the Edmonds City Council
Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating for key issues such as public safety and tax relief. We are a grassroots effort mobilizing Snohomish County citizens to make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our first set of local scorecards which highlight key votes taken...
Washington’s education system is failing—but a solution is on the horizon
Washington’s education system is failing—but a solution is on the horizon
Washington’s education system is failing students, despite a dramatic increase in funding. 8th grade math scores have dropped, and 4th grade reading scores continue to decline, even though per-student spending has increased by 110% since 2013. Clearly, the status quo with your children’s education hasn’t worked. So, what if we could put parents in control instead? 30 other states are already doing this, many of them...
Bill puts impossible regulations on grocery store self checkouts
Bill puts impossible regulations on grocery store self checkouts
With minimum wage increases, grocery stores have relied more heavily on self-checkouts. Now, Democrats in Olympia want to regulate self-checkouts to help keep people employed – but it puts businesses in an untenable situation. Brandi Kruse explains on unDivided.
Cow Fart Tax
Cow Fart Tax
Politics unPacked: Week 3
Politics unPacked: Week 3
Brandi Kruse has everything you need to know about what happened this week during the legislative session in Olympia.
Soft on crime, hard on victims: Olympia’s alarming legislative agenda
Soft on crime, hard on victims: Olympia’s alarming legislative agenda
This legislative session, some lawmakers are doubling down on policies that many argue prioritize criminals over victims and public safety. From proposals to weaken sentencing laws to reducing penalties for using children in gang-related crimes, the majority in Olympia seems intent on continuing a trend that leaves communities less safe. Let’s take a closer look...
Announcing Future 42 Snohomish County’s 2024 Scorecard for the Lynnwood City Council!
Announcing Future 42 Snohomish County’s 2024 Scorecard for the Lynnwood City Council!
Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating for key issues such as public safety and tax relief. We are a grassroots effort mobilizing Snohomish County citizens to make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our first set of local scorecards which highlight key votes taken...
unDivided: Democrats repeal 132-year-old rule in bid to silence dissent
unDivided: Democrats repeal 132-year-old rule in bid to silence dissent
Democrats in the State House have changed a longstanding rule that required a 2/3 vote to end debate on the floor. They can now end debate with a simple majority, essentially shutting down any dissent. Brandi Kruse has more on unDivided.
Check out Future 42 Snohomish County’s 2024 Scorecard for the Snohomish County Council
Check out Future 42 Snohomish County’s 2024 Scorecard for the Snohomish County Council
Future 42 Snohomish County is a local county project dedicated to advocating for key issues such as public safety and tax relief. We are building a grassroots effort to mobilize Snohomish County citizens and make their voices heard at the local level. We have recently completed our first set of local scorecards which highlight key votes taken...
Politics unPacked: Week 2
Politics unPacked: Week 2
Brandi Kruse has everything you need to know about what happened in the second week of the 2025 legislative session.
Gov. Inslee’s portrait
Gov. Inslee’s portrait
[un]Divided: Democrats push bill to cut sentences for gun crimes, gang members
[un]Divided: Democrats push bill to cut sentences for gun crimes, gang members
House Bill 1178 would ease and even eliminate sentencing enhancements for gun crimes, sex offenses, gang members, and adults who cook meth around children. On unDivided, Brandi Kruse called it the most dangerous bill of the legislative session so far.
The fight over your wallet: Capping property tax increases, rent control, wealth tax, and the Jumpstart payroll tax
The fight over your wallet: Capping property tax increases, rent control, wealth tax, and the Jumpstart payroll tax
This legislative session that began this week has already seen four proposals that could hit Washingtonians right where it hurts: their wallets. With a $6.7 billion budget shortfall looming, state legislative leaders are eyeing measures like raising the property tax cap, rent control, a wealth tax, and a statewide version of Seattle’s Jumpstart Payroll Tax....