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Opinion: Dues & Don’ts – Unions are political, and union money is again driving opposition to initiatives

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|Date: Monday, August 3, 2026

Opinion: Dues & Don’ts – Unions are political, and union money is again driving opposition to initiatives

WEA, the Washington Federation of State Employees, and relevant locals of SEIU each contributed $1M to op ...

WEA, the Washington Federation of State Employees, and relevant locals of SEIU each contributed $1M to oppose IP26-645, the income tax repeal initiative. ...

Monday, August 3, 2026
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Letter: ‘The lesson of the 1930s is not that the people warning about fascism were too rude’

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, July 27, 2026

Letter: ‘The lesson of the 1930s is not that the people warning about fascism were too rude’

Anthony Teso argues Rob Anderson's civility critique uses anonymous sourcing to make accusations he refus ...

Anthony Teso argues Rob Anderson's civility critique uses anonymous sourcing to make accusations he refuses to own. ...

Monday, July 27, 2026
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Letter: Restoring balance – Breaking the loop of public union dues and politics

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|Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Letter: Restoring balance – Breaking the loop of public union dues and politics

Hines argues Washington's payroll systems actively collect dues funneled into partisan political campaign ...

Hines argues Washington's payroll systems actively collect dues funneled into partisan political campaigns. ...

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Judge rejects lawsuit against rewrite of WA parental rights law

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, May 18, 2026

Judge rejects lawsuit against rewrite of WA parental rights law

Thurston County Superior Court Judge John Skinder upheld House Bill 1296, a contested 2025 parental right ...

Thurston County Superior Court Judge John Skinder upheld House Bill 1296, a contested 2025 parental rights law expected to face appeal. ...

Monday, May 18, 2026
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Opinion: Washington state is moving to punish superintendents who tell parents the truth about their own children

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Opinion: Washington state is moving to punish superintendents who tell parents the truth about their own children

PESB's May 15 vote could strip superintendents of their careers for notifying parents about their child's ...

PESB's May 15 vote could strip superintendents of their careers for notifying parents about their child's school gender transition. ...

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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Opinion: Why do teachers continue to pay union dues?

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|Date: Friday, May 1, 2026

Opinion: Why do teachers continue to pay union dues?

Dick Rylander examines union dues and the Janus Supreme Court decision as local teacher contracts come up ...

Dick Rylander examines union dues and the Janus Supreme Court decision as local teacher contracts come up for renewal. ...

Friday, May 1, 2026
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Opinion: Some worker rights get a poster, others get fine print

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|Date: Monday, March 30, 2026

Opinion: Some worker rights get a poster, others get fine print

Elizabeth New questions why Washington state highlights some workplace protections while Janus First Amen ...

Elizabeth New questions why Washington state highlights some workplace protections while Janus First Amendment rights for public employees remain hidden in official materials. ...

Monday, March 30, 2026
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SCOTUS rules against California’s ‘secret gender transition’ law

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

SCOTUS rules against California’s ‘secret gender transition’ law

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against a California policy allowing schools to withhold information abo ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against a California policy allowing schools to withhold information about a student’s gender identity from parents, finding likely First and Fourteenth Amendment viol ...

Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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Opinion: Olympia’s war on a free press

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|Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Opinion: Olympia’s war on a free press

Nancy Churchill argues that Senate Bill 5400 threatens press freedom by subsidizing select media outlets ...

Nancy Churchill argues that Senate Bill 5400 threatens press freedom by subsidizing select media outlets while excluding independent journalists. ...

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Trump Education Department bolsters protections for prayer in schools

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Trump Education Department bolsters protections for prayer in schools

The U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance reinforcing individual prayer rights in public schoo ...

The U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance reinforcing individual prayer rights in public schools while reiterating limits on school-sponsored religious activity. ...

Thursday, February 5, 2026
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