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Letter: Forty years of Democrat governors’ judicial appointments

ClarkCountyToday.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:44:17 +0000

Tom Schenk argues 150 Democrat-appointed judges shape Washington courts with no impartial check.

Opinion: Income Tax Battle Round Two – Signatures needed

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 19 May 2026 19:57:55 +0000

Let's Go Washington needs 300,000+ signatures in under two months to put IP26-645 on the fall ballot.

WA Supreme Court bats down referendum attempt targeting income tax

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 05 May 2026 22:44:18 +0000

The court upheld a necessity clause in SB 6346 blocking a referendum, leaving opponents only an initiative path requiring 308,911 signatures.

VIDEO: Former WA AG Rob McKenna criticizes AGO role in crafting millionaire’s tax

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:46:22 +0000

Former AG Rob McKenna calls out current AGO for collaborating with lawmakers to circumvent constitutional process and prevent voter input.

Opinion: Internal emails show income tax bill was designed to bypass the Constitution and lock out voters

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:49:39 +0000

Internal communications show legislators and AG's office strategically designed income tax bill to prevent public referendum while forcing Supreme Court review.

Records reveal WA millionaire’s tax is meant to legalize progressive income tax

ClarkCountyToday.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:18:01 +0000

Nearly 1,000 pages of records reveal coordinated effort between attorney general's office and Democratic leaders to overturn constitutional ban.

Opinion: Washington state is blowing up its no-income-tax advantage

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:48:00 +0000

Lawmakers advanced SB 6346 with an emergency clause, aiming to end Washington’s no-income-tax reputation and prevent voters from seeking a referendum.

Tim Eyman loses recall attempt against WA Secretary of State

ClarkCountyToday.com — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:13:20 +0000

A Thurston County judge dismissed Tim Eyman’s bid to recall Secretary of State Steve Hobbs over the handling of a parents’ rights referendum.

Ferguson signs budget boosting Washington state spending and taxes

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 21 May 2025 15:20:50 +0000

Governor Bob Ferguson approved Washington’s new $77.8 billion budget and tax package Tuesday, raising business taxes and the gas tax to close a multibillion-dollar shortfall.

WA governor signs parental ‘bill of rights’ rewrite

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 21 May 2025 15:09:06 +0000

Governor Ferguson signed legislation overhauling Washington’s parental rights law, keeping parts of Initiative 2081 while immediately enacting significant changes to student and parent protections.