Today I am introducing a proposal to improve transparency and public awareness regarding ordinances which would impact your pocketbook (via increased property taxes or sales taxes.)   My proposal would require formal notification to local news outlets, clear notice on the County

KIRO's Charlie Harger takes a look at how Washington state spending has more than doubled(!) the last decade and asks: 'Where's the beef?' The results really do speak for themselves ❌WA K-12 spending doubled. Test scores got worse ❌Homelessness spending went up by billions.

Opinion Published in the @washingtonpost Washington state’s self-inflicted fiscal crisis is a warning Tax and spending increases are driving businesses out of state. Read more: ⬇️ https://t.co/mz1dPLjzyk

100% agree. Whoever put that METAR out should be fired.

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WA gas prices rise by 5% year over year while nation’s prices fall by nearly 10%

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2021 - Democrats prohibit police pursuit of criminals. Car thefts skyrocket 2023 - 400k+ citizens sign I-2113 to again allow pursuits 2024 - Initiative becomes law. Car thefts plummet DEMOCRACY - where citizens correct mistakes of reckless politicians https://t.co/poNwDiA12K

Washington voters blame budget shortfall on uncontrolled spending, oppose tax hikes: https://t.co/ZW1qj4eB8l

Washington students' test scores show a decline in achievement despite an influx of funding over the past decade.

50 times stronger and 50 times cheaper with Fentanyl you can get a heroin high for the cost of a piece of licorice and as a warning to parents, you can now get a suicide kit, handed out to your children with no questions asked. Any, and all distribution of these types of drug

Over four years, Snohomish County tax revenue increased 17%, while the county budget ballooned 59%. The county has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. @NateNehring has it right. Unfortunately, council members like @JaredMead, who proposed the 4% increase, do not.

Tomorrow is the County Council's public hearing on the proposed 8% tax increase to the county's general levy (not your entire property tax bill, but the county portion.) I outlined my opposition to this tax increase in an op-ed which ran this morning:

Last week I participated in a debate in Olympia on repealing the capital gains tax in Washington. The debate can be found below. In the debate I wanted to highlight the devastating economic impact the capital gains tax would have on Washington's future prosperity, and the

One of the most common questions I get on the campaign trail is why haven't you and Bob Ferguson had a debate yet? It's simple: he refuses. Despite invitations by reputable orgs like @SeattleCityClub. Our next Governor shouldn't be afraid to let voters know where they stand.

I wrote about the main reason why the USMNT got dumped out of the Copa America: the players aren’t as good as we thought they were.

Go Dawgs

50 years ago today, the NASL-era Seattle Sounders played their first-ever match. It's an honor to have Pepe Fernandez from the 1974 squad with us at @LumenField to celebrate. 💚💙

The concepts of extended Minimum Crew Operations (eMCO) & Reduced Crew Operations (RCO) propose removing pilots from the flight deck in favour of reliance on automation. This #WorldPilotsDay, lets remember that #SafetyStartsWith2 & consider the implications carefully.

When I moved to Portland in 2004, the junkies in downtown's Pearl District, romanticized in Gus Van Sant's 1989 "Drugstore Cowboy," had been replaced by farm-to-table restaurants and a flagship REI store. Portland was on the up, a media darling poised to become the next great