Crime & Safety

[un]Divided: Seattle City Hall needs a clean sweep

[un]Divided: Seattle City Hall needs a clean sweep

Over the weekend, thousands of volunteers stepped up to clear graffiti and trash in Seattle. On the unDivided Podcast, Brandi Kruse argues that it’s time to clean up something else: City Hall.

By Brandi Kruse

Drugs won’t be legal in Washington on July 1. Barely.

Drugs won’t be legal in Washington on July 1. Barely.

Our state got itself into a mess this spring when legislators failed to take action on drugs during the 105-day legislative session. By not working on a fix, Gov. Jay Inslee and bickering House Democrats left the door open for all drugs – including the hardest drugs like meth, heroin and fentanyl – to become legal on...

Washington is making national headlines for drug legalization fiasco

Washington is making national headlines for drug legalization fiasco

Gov. Jay Inslee and bickering House Democrats refused to take action on drugs for the last two years – setting the state for all drugs to become legal on July 1. That even includes the most dangerous drugs like methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin.   While Jay Inslee has called a special session to begin on May...

[un]Divided: State fails to deliver on mental health reform

[un]Divided: State fails to deliver on mental health reform

In 2018, Governor Jay Inlsee outlined a lofty goal to improve our state’s mental health system by 2023. Not only has the state failed to meet its goals, Brandi Kruse argues that the mental health system is in worse shape than ever – especially when it comes to violent offenders.

By Brandi Kruse

It’s not too late to fix police pursuit bill

It’s not too late to fix police pursuit bill

At midnight last night the Washington House of Representatives passed an extremely limited police pursuit bill that is so watered down as to be completely ineffective. The bill passed 57 to 40 with bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition – and representatives on both sides of the aisle should look in the mirror and ask if...

Police reforms have failed our children

Police reforms have failed our children

This article was originally published by the Lyden Tribune.    By Simon Sefzik   Earlier this month, two children were killed in a head-on accident on Interstate 82 in Eastern Washington. One of the victims was an 8-year-old girl named Delilah. The other was a 6-year-old boy named Timothy. According to KAPP KVEW’s Yak-Tri News,...