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[un]Divided: New Year marks a new start for Seattle City Council

[un]Divided: New Year marks a new start for Seattle City Council

Moderates are now the majority on the Seattle City Council. The shift is a promising one for voters who want to see improvements in public safety, homelessness, and the business climate. Brandi Kruse has more on the unDivided Podcast.

By Brandi Kruse

[un]Divided: Former addict says state is ‘killing’ people with failed response to drug crisis

[un]Divided: Former addict says state is ‘killing’ people with failed response to drug crisis

Ginny Burton, a former drug addict and 17-time felon, has launched a new docuseries aimed at telling difficult truths about Washington state’s response to the drug and crime crisis. She joined unDivided with Brandi Kruse to discuss “Modern America” and why a sharp change of course is needed to save lives.

[un]Divided: Seattle landlord left homeless due to strict eviction policies

[un]Divided: Seattle landlord left homeless due to strict eviction policies

Jason Roth is sleeping in his van with his dog while his tenant refuses to pay rent despite living a lavish lifestyle. The ordeal highlights the absurdity of Seattle and King County’s landlord-tenant laws, which have resulted in a long eviction backlog. Jason joined Brandi Kruse on the unDivided Podcast.

Energy bills are intentionally deceptive in Washington

Energy bills are intentionally deceptive in Washington

When the cap-and-trade gas tax was passed, Gov. Jay Inslee said Washingtonians wouldn’t feel a price increase, despite widespread predictions to the contrary. Of course, those predictions turned out to be correct. This tax is not just raising the price of filing our gas tanks, it is also making home energy more expensive.  But Gov....

[un]Divided: Governor Inslee owes working class truth on gas prices

[un]Divided: Governor Inslee owes working class truth on gas prices

Hundreds of people lined up to take advantage of lower gas prices at an event put on by Future 42 last week. On the unDivided Podcast, Brandi Kruse says the event illustrates how Governor Jay Inslee’s Carbon tax is hurting the working class.

By Brandi Kruse

[un]Divided: King County Metro downplays study that found widespread drug contention of public transit

[un]Divided: King County Metro downplays study that found widespread drug contention of public transit

After the release of a University of Washington study showing 100% of airborne samples taken from inside buses and trains showed traces of Methamphetamine, King County Metro insisted that transit is still safe for riders and drivers. Brandi Kruse discussed the issue on the unDivided Podcast.

By Brandi Kruse

[un]Divided: Future 42, Americans for Prosperity team up to give Washingtonians relief at the pump

[un]Divided: Future 42, Americans for Prosperity team up to give Washingtonians relief at the pump

Washington state continues to have some of the highest gas prices in the nation, due in part to Governor Inslee’s carbon program. To illustrate just how much lower gas is elsewhere in the country, Simon Sefzik with Future 42 says they will be dropping the price at the pump at a station in Kent. He...

By Brandi Kruse

Supposed Inslee allies continue to contradict his cap-and-trade claims

Supposed Inslee allies continue to contradict his cap-and-trade claims

When Gov. Jay Inslee was working to pass his cap-and-trade gas tax, he said the cost to consumers would be negligible – despite experts predicting otherwise. Now that those predictions have come to pass, he’s trying to blame everyone but himself. Unfortunately for him, it’s hard to pass the buck when even his allies agree the...

By Future42 Staff

Spokane voters will decide if their city follows Seattle’s path

Spokane voters will decide if their city follows Seattle’s path

The seven 2023 Seattle City Council races have received plenty of attention, as voters will decide this fall who will replace the four councilmembers who chose not to run for re-election, as well as the fate of three city councilmembers who must defend their support for the council’s anti-police budgets and failed homelessness policies during...