Strikes in Evergreen and La Center Keep Schools Closed as State Lawmakers Make Strikes Easier
Strikes in Evergreen and La Center Keep Schools Closed as State Lawmakers Make Strikes Easier
For thousands of families in Clark County, the school year hasn’t even started. Students in Evergreen Public Schools (one of the largest districts in the state) are entering their second week without classes due to a strike by classified staff, while nearby La Center School District has also been shut down by a walkout. Instead...
My American Dream: From Tech Professional to Community Advocate
My American Dream: From Tech Professional to Community Advocate
By Jaskaran Singh Sarao I arrived in the United States nearly two decades ago on an H‑1B visa, chasing what so many before me had sought — the American Dream. Over the years, I worked hard to build my career in technology, invested in a small real estate business, and eventually became a proud U.S....
Camas Acts to Preserve Public Spaces, Passes Camping Ban
Camas Acts to Preserve Public Spaces, Passes Camping Ban
The City of Camas recently enacted an ordinance banning camping on public property, fully complying with the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Grants Pass, which allows such restrictions without breaching the 8th Amendment clause that it does not prohibit the enforcement of laws regulating camping on public property. Prior to unanimously passing the ordinance banning camping on public property, Camas City Administrator Doug...
[un]Divided: Climate response must be based on facts, not money
[un]Divided: Climate response must be based on facts, not money
Join Dann Mead Smith and Project 42/Future 42 leaders for a special, hosted lunch event in Spokane to hear the latest on what is happening in our state and the nation’s Capitol.
By Brandi Kruse
Seattle Times: Sound Transit’s expansion plans balloon by up to $35 billion
Seattle Times: Sound Transit’s expansion plans balloon by up to $35 billion
Mike Lindblom with the Seattle Times covers the latest on Sound Transit cost overruns and delays. From the article: Sound Transit revealed Thursday that its long-term costs are expected to soar by 20% to 25% as the agency deals with runaway construction inflation and modernization projects to make train service more dependable. Dual scissor blades...
[un]Divided: Washington ranked worst state in the nation for public safety
[un]Divided: Washington ranked worst state in the nation for public safety
According to FBI data, Washington state’s murder rate spiked 42% while homicides dropped 4% nationally. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Youth crime numbers are skyrocketing
[un]Divided: Youth crime numbers are skyrocketing
Not only are young people in our state committing more crimes, but they are committing more dangerous crimes. Brandi Kruse has details on unDivided.
By Brandi Kruse
Edmonds City Council to Consider Several Massive Tax Increase Proposals
Edmonds City Council to Consider Several Massive Tax Increase Proposals
When Edmonds voters were asked by city leaders to approve a property tax increase of approximately $1,000 per household to be annexed into the Regional Fire Authority (RFA) earlier this year, they were not told the full story. Shortly after voters approved this massive property tax increase, the City of Edmonds is moving forward with...
Common Sense Restored: Police Pursuits Bring Auto Thefts to Record Lows
Common Sense Restored: Police Pursuits Bring Auto Thefts to Record Lows
For the first time since at least 2002 the statewide of vehicular thefts in Washington number has dipped below 1,500 — and it’s not a one-month fluke. April, May, and June of this year all posted historic lows, reversing a four-year crime wave that saw car thefts explode to more than 4,000 per month at...
[un]Divided: Seattle targets big businesses with yet another tax increase
[un]Divided: Seattle targets big businesses with yet another tax increase
Despite Amazon moving 10,000 jobs out of Seattle after the last tax increase on big businesses, the city is asking voters to jack up their taxes yet again. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
The Center Square Exposes Unsustainable Surge in Washington State Spending
The Center Square Exposes Unsustainable Surge in Washington State Spending
Washington is barreling toward a fiscal cliff—and legislative leaders are flooring the gas. That’s the stark reality uncovered in a new investigative report by The Center Square, which reveals an eye-popping 116% increase in state spending over the last decade—a rate that far outpaces both inflation and population growth. In 2013-15, the state operated on...
[un]Divided: Seattle outreach worker says he supports President Trump’s plan to end homelessness
[un]Divided: Seattle outreach worker says he supports President Trump’s plan to end homelessness
Andrew Constantino, a homeless outreach worker in Seattle, admits that President Donlad Trump’s executive order to fight homelessness is full of good ideas. He joined unDivided with Brandi Kruse to discuss.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Trump signs order to defund housing first, harm reduction
[un]Divided: Trump signs order to defund housing first, harm reduction
President Donlad Trump signed an executive order to defund the housing first approach to homelessness, which has failed across the West Coast. Jonathan Choe and Robert Marbut of Discovery Institute played a vital role in raising awareness of the issue. They joined unDivided with Brand Kruse to react to the president’s order.
By Brandi Kruse