Ferguson Gives Florida Company the Ferry Contract Over Washington Boatbuilder —Thanks to the Costs of Our Lawmakers’ Anti-Business Policies
Ferguson Gives Florida Company the Ferry Contract Over Washington Boatbuilder —Thanks to the Costs of Our Lawmakers’ Anti-Business Policies
Washington’s ferry system is struggling. With chronic staffing shortages, aging vessels, and service disruptions now commonplace, state officials are under increasing pressure to deliver real solutions. But instead of investing in Washington workers and companies, Governor Bob Ferguson has awarded a $714.5 million contract for three new hybrid-electric ferries to a Florida-based shipbuilder. The contract...
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...
Ferguson Signs Democrats’ 2025 Legislative Wishlist Into Law: Higher Taxes, Fewer Rights, and What You Need to Know
Ferguson Signs Democrats’ 2025 Legislative Wishlist Into Law: Higher Taxes, Fewer Rights, and What You Need to Know
When Bob Ferguson campaigned for governor and throughout the recently-completed legislative session, he positioned himself as a moderate Democrat who would govern pragmatically, resisting the tax-and-spend impulses of his party’s left wing. Yet, just five months into his administration, Ferguson has abandoned that promise, signing into law a series of bills that mark the largest...
The Largest Tax Hike in WA History Just Passed — Contact Gov. Ferguson
The Largest Tax Hike in WA History Just Passed — Contact Gov. Ferguson
In a late-session scramble, Olympia just did exactly what Washingtonians have been begging them not to do… They passed a series of taxes, amounting to the largest tax increases in state history. It’s estimated to be around $12.5 billion over 4 years – that’s more than $4,000 per household. Those numbers don’t even include the...
Whatcom County 2024 Scorecard
Whatcom County 2024 Scorecard
Public Safety. Taxes and Fiscal Responsibility. Government Regulations. Agriculture/Environmental Policy Do these local issues relate to your life? These are issues the Whatcom County Council discusses on a regular basis. Future 42 Whatcom County has analyzed key 2024 votes in our annual scorecard linked below in order to help inform you how your local councilmembers...
Property Tax Hikes Still Alive and Well in Olympia
Property Tax Hikes Still Alive and Well in Olympia
Yesterday, Olympia politicians pushed HB 2049 through the House—a repackaged property tax hike designed to hit Washington families where it hurts most: your home. They changed the bill—but it’s still a tax hike HB 2049 no longer triples how fast local governments can raise your property taxes. Instead, it was amended to give greater taxing...
Center Square: WA Senate Dems advance several tax hike bills as session enters last week
Center Square: WA Senate Dems advance several tax hike bills as session enters last week
The Center Square Washington breaks down legislative activity over the past weekend, including a flurry of tax hike bills that were advanced out of the state senate. Ahead of the last week of the legislative session, Democratic senators on Saturday passed several bills as part of a $12 billion tax package, including expanding the capital...
New polling: Washingtonians strongly oppose tax hikes being pushed in state budget
New polling: Washingtonians strongly oppose tax hikes being pushed in state budget
New polling from the Napolitan News Service shows strong opposition to tax increases and especially in using them to balance the state budget which includes record levels of spending. Some key findings include: 80% believe slowing the growth of government spending is a better way to address Washington’s budget deficit, as opposed to 12% who...
3 Tax Hikes. Zero Notice. Speak Out by 5:30 PM TODAY!
3 Tax Hikes. Zero Notice. Speak Out by 5:30 PM TODAY!
With barely any notice, Olympia has introduced three massive tax increases—and scheduled a public hearing for TODAY at 5:30 PM. They’re hoping you won’t see it coming. But our community is strong, and together we can stop them! Just yesterday, hundreds rallied on the Capitol steps to protest property tax hikes. Now today, we must sign in...