[un]Divided: Kennewick battles state to stop placement of violent predators
[un]Divided: Kennewick battles state to stop placement of violent predators
Kennewick becomes the latest city to learn that it will be forced to accept the placement of sexually violent predators from McNeil Island. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
Politics unPacked: Income tax tricks
Politics unPacked: Income tax tricks
Brandi Kruse unpacks what happened during the legislative session this week in Olympia, including: Anti-initiative bills fail to advance. Bipartisan effort to fight fraud. Governor Ferguson proposes narrow tax breaks as he works to pass income tax.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: 44% of business owners want to leave Washington state
[un]Divided: 44% of business owners want to leave Washington state
Blue states like Washington are hemorrhaging wealth as business owners flee to tax-friendly states like Florida. Follow unDivided with Brandi Kruse across platforms and subscribe to support the show at unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
Politics unPacked: Unwinding election integrity
Politics unPacked: Unwinding election integrity
Brandi Kruse unpacks what happened during the legislative session this week in Olympia, including: Anti-fraud bills fail to advance. Democrats pass bill making it harder to challenge voter registrations. 44% of business owners say they are thinking about leaving the state as millionaires’ tax looms.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Serial child predator reoffends months after release
[un]Divided: Serial child predator reoffends months after release
In Tacoma, police arrested a repeat offender in a string of robberies against the elderly. He was supposed to be on supervision at the time. In Seattle, police arrested a known sex offender who’d recently been unconditionally released by the state. Support unDivided with Brandi Kruse at unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
Politics unPacked: Initiative-backers take fight directly to lawmakers
Politics unPacked: Initiative-backers take fight directly to lawmakers
Brandi Kruse unpacks what happened this past week during the legislative session in Olympia, including: Rally for voter initiatives. Massive hearing on proposed millionaires’ tax. Democrat-backed bill would make it harder for cities to clear homeless camps. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Homeschool parents claim victory in Olympia
[un]Divided: Homeschool parents claim victory in Olympia
During debate over a bill adding regulations to homeschooling, one dad jumped on the opportunity to give a direct message to Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
Politics unPacked: Anti-fraud bills get key hearings in Olympia
Politics unPacked: Anti-fraud bills get key hearings in Olympia
Brandi Kruse unpacks what happened during the legislative session this week in Olympia, including: unDivided whistleblower testifies in Olympia. Family farms worry unionization bill could spell disaster. Proposal would help state go after car tab scofflaws. Seattle area continues to hemorrhage jobs. Subscribe to unDivided at unDividedpod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Police investigate trio of random stabbings
[un]Divided: Police investigate trio of random stabbings
A man tells harrowing story of being randomly stabbed outside a coffee shop in Kent. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show at unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Politics unPacked: ‘Initiative killer’ bill moves forward, Dems introduce anti-ICE bills
[un]Divided: Politics unPacked: ‘Initiative killer’ bill moves forward, Dems introduce anti-ICE bills
Brandi Kruse unpacks what happened during the legislative session last week in Olympia, including: Hearings on “initiative killer” bills, proposal to ban masks for law enforcement, bipartisan push to protect kids from fentanyl.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Democrats deny reality of capital flight from Washington
[un]Divided: Democrats deny reality of capital flight from Washington
Despite ample evidence that wealth flees from states that target the rich for taxation, Washington State Democrats are pushing ahead with an income tax on millionaires.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Democratic lawmakers dodge questions about childcare fraud
[un]Divided: Democratic lawmakers dodge questions about childcare fraud
Democrats and Republicans had very different answers when asked whether they would support an outside audit of the Department of Children Youth and Families. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Democrats hope voters will fall for a ‘Millionaires’ Tax’
[un]Divided: Democrats hope voters will fall for a ‘Millionaires’ Tax’
Democrats think they can get Washington voters to pass an income tax by disguising it as a tax on the rich. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedpod.com.
By Brandi Kruse
[un]Divided: Seattle Little League billed $120,000 to play at run down public ballfields
[un]Divided: Seattle Little League billed $120,000 to play at run down public ballfields
Despite passing record taxes to upkeep parks, Seattle is charging youth teams six figures to play on public ballfields. Yet the city is still failing to keep them in good shape. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show at unDividedpod.com.
By Brandi Kruse