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Is AG Ferguson fishing for votes?

Is AG Ferguson fishing for votes?

Circumstances around settlement checks continue to get more suspicious in Washington. Now, the State Auditor’s office has dismissed an ethics complaint against Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Bob Ferguson.  Ferguson sued major manufacturers of canned tuna and chicken such as StarKist, Bumblebee, and Chicken of the Sea alleging they conspired to fix prices from 2010...

Everett City Council Set to Vote on Critical Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Law

Everett City Council Set to Vote on Critical Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Law

The Everett City Council will take action this week on an ordinance which would require mandatory minimum sentencing for repeat offenders of certain crimes, including public drug use. The vote will take place at the Everett City Council meeting this Wednesday, December 20th, at 6:30pm.  If the new law is adopted, Everett will follow the...

[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