[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
[un]Divided: Baby drug deaths skyrocket with no sense of urgency
[un]Divided: Baby drug deaths skyrocket with no sense of urgency
92 children died or nearly died of drug exposure in the state of Washington so far this year. Meanwhile, DCYF doesn’t seem to be putting forth solutions. Brandi Kruse has more on unDivided.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Portland spent $700M on homelessness in a single year
[un]Divided: Portland spent $700M on homelessness in a single year
Despite spending record amounts on homelessness, West Coast cities are seeing the issue get worse by the year. The latest numbers out of Portland are staggering. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Homeless advocate blasts Washington state plan to provide drugs directly to addicts
[un]Divided: Homeless advocate blasts Washington state plan to provide drugs directly to addicts
Kristine Moreland has worked with the homeless and addicted in Seattle for years. She had an emotional reaction to news that Washington state is considering plans to provide a “safe supply” directly to users. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
[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
[un]Divided: Volunteers ordered to stop cleaning up anti-ICE graffiti in Seattle
[un]Divided: Volunteers ordered to stop cleaning up anti-ICE graffiti in Seattle
Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle decided to help clean off graffiti left by rioters at the Federal Building in Seattle. Before long, she was told to stand down. Brandi Kruse has more details on unDivided.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Reversal of West Coast EV mandates is a victory for common sense
[un]Divided: Reversal of West Coast EV mandates is a victory for common sense
While West Coast governors set unattainable and costly climate goals, a bipartisan vote in Congress has clawed at least one of them back. Congressman Michael Baumgartner (R-WA 05) joined unDivided with Brandi Kruse to discuss.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Taxpayer-funded ‘health’ commercial normalizes drug abuse
[un]Divided: Taxpayer-funded ‘health’ commercial normalizes drug abuse
The state is spending your money to help people use fentanyl “safely,” rather than directing them to treatment. Brandi Kruse details the Washington Department of Health’s newest ad campaign on unDivided.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Did Governor Ferguson use popular sheriff as a political prop?
[un]Divided: Did Governor Ferguson use popular sheriff as a political prop?
Did Governor Bob Ferguson use the Thurston County Sheriff as a political prop to push a phony public safety bill? Sheriff Sanders joined unDivided with Brandi Kruse to respond.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Ferguson’s $100M grant to hire police officers isn’t what it seems
[un]Divided: Ferguson’s $100M grant to hire police officers isn’t what it seems
Governor Bob Ferguson took a victory lap this week, claiming to have fulfilled a campaign promise to set aside $100M for hiring new police officers. Except it’s not at all what it was sold as. Follow unDivided with Brandi Kruse across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Sheriff blasts soft-on-crime judges after his deputies got shot at
[un]Divided: Sheriff blasts soft-on-crime judges after his deputies got shot at
A career criminal fled from Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies for the third time in six months, this time shooting at them with an AR-15 as he sped down the road. As Brandi Kruse reports on unDivided, Sheriff Derek Sanders is fed up with soft-on-crime judges.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Montana, Idaho deliver record tax cuts to residents
[un]Divided: Montana, Idaho deliver record tax cuts to residents
While Washington state Democrats passed the largest package of tax increases in state history, Idaho and Montana did just the opposite. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte joined unDivided with Brandi Kruse to discuss his state’s commitment to fiscal responsibility.
By Brandi Kruse
Politics unPacked: Lawmakers go home after passing $9.5B in new taxes
Politics unPacked: Lawmakers go home after passing $9.5B in new taxes
In our final episode of the legislative session, Brandi Kruse unpacks the $78B budget passed by lawmakers – which is funded through the largest tax increases in state history.
By Brandi Kruse