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Edmonds City Council to Vote on Placing $17M Property Tax Hike on November Ballot

Edmonds City Council to Vote on Placing $17M Property Tax Hike on November Ballot

The Edmonds City Council has nearly tripled the tax increase they plan to place on the November 2025 general election ballot. What originated as a $6 million property tax increase has evolved to a $17 million proposal which voters will have the final say on. At their July 8th meeting, the Edmonds City Council is...

[un]Divided: Washington state puts politics ahead of saving sick babies

[un]Divided: Washington state puts politics ahead of saving sick babies

It is becoming clear that the decision to defund a pediatric care center for drug-addicted babies was about political disagreements, not what’s best for the newborns. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.

By Brandi Kruse

Center Square WA: WA facility that treats drug-addicted newborns at risk of closure due to budget cuts

Center Square WA: WA facility that treats drug-addicted newborns at risk of closure due to budget cuts

The Center Square Washington covered funding cuts at the Pediatric Interim Care Center (PICC) in Kent, which forced them to stop accepting new patients after 35 years. From the story: Since 1990, PICC has taken care of newborns born to mothers with substance use disorders. Up until this year, about half of PICC’s funding came from the...

Rep. Travis Couture in Seattle Times: A victim of Gov. Ferguson’s veto: Kent center for babies exposed to drugs

Rep. Travis Couture in Seattle Times: A victim of Gov. Ferguson’s veto: Kent center for babies exposed to drugs

Rep. Travis Couture (R – LD35) writes in the Seattle Times about budget cuts at the Pediatric Interim Care Center in Kent: On Wednesday, I toured the Pediatric Interim Care Center in Kent. There was no media, no speeches — just a bipartisan group walking through a place that has dedicated 35 years to quietly...

Discovery Institute: Time for Washington to Take a Lesson from Mississippi

Discovery Institute: Time for Washington to Take a Lesson from Mississippi

Though one could point to many areas in which Mississippi has struggled in the past, the state is clearly now on a roll. Washingtonians would be wise to compare what they are doing versus what our state is doing. Here are just a few immediately identifiable differences in trends between the two states in two...

2025 Snohomish County State Legislative Scorecard

2025 Snohomish County State Legislative Scorecard

Future 42 is releasing a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive scorecard highlighting key votes taken by the 24 legislators representing areas of Snohomish County during the 2025 legislative session. This information is critical in order to ensure that county residents are informed on bills which were passed, how those bills will impact their lives, and who voted for/against...

The documentary exposing Net Zero’s real cost

The documentary exposing Net Zero’s real cost

They said with “Net Zero” policies, we could save the planet. What they didn’t say was the destruction it would wreak on Washington families.  Soaring energy bills. Jobs wiped out. Less reliable power when you need it most. Now, a new, insightful documentary from the Discovery Institute and writer/director Ken Peterson lays it all bare: In just 37...

Edmonds City Council to consider putting $6 million property tax hike on November ballot

Edmonds City Council to consider putting $6 million property tax hike on November ballot

Edmonds City Council is putting plans together to place a $6 million property tax increase on the November General Election ballot for voters to consider. In order to meet the deadline for placing this measure on the ballot, the City Council must adopt a resolution by July 8th. Due to a history of financial mismanagement and...

2025 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

2025 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

Future 42 is releasing a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive scorecard highlighting key votes taken by the 146 legislators during the 2025 legislative session. This information is critical in order to ensure that Washingtonians are informed on bills which were passed, how those bills will impact their lives, and who voted for/against those bills.  The 2025 Washington State...

2025 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

2025 Washington State Legislative Scorecard

Future 42 is releasing a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive scorecard highlighting key votes taken by legislators during the 2025 legislative session. This information is critical in order to ensure that Washingtonians are informed on bills which were passed, how those bills will impact their lives, and who voted for/against those bills. Note: This is special edition of...