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Opinion: Washington parental rights battle goes national

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Opinion: Washington parental rights battle goes national

Vicki Murray argues that parental rights and girls’ sports initiatives headed for the November 2026 ballo ...

Vicki Murray argues that parental rights and girls’ sports initiatives headed for the November 2026 ballot could reshape education policy in Washington and beyond. ...

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Olympia’s war on a free press

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|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
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Trans athlete policies in 4 WA school districts face scrutiny from feds

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Trans athlete policies in 4 WA school districts face scrutiny from feds

Federal investigators are examining whether four Washington school districts violated Title IX by allowin ...

Federal investigators are examining whether four Washington school districts violated Title IX by allowing transgender girls to participate in girls’ sports, as state and federal policies continue to ...

Thursday, January 15, 2026
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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VIDEO: First day of WA’s legislative session gets off to partisan start in the House

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, January 12, 2026

VIDEO: First day of WA’s legislative session gets off to partisan start in the House

Republican lawmakers walked off the Washington State House floor after Speaker Laurie Jinkins’ opening re ...

Republican lawmakers walked off the Washington State House floor after Speaker Laurie Jinkins’ opening remarks on the first day of the 2026 legislative session. ...

Monday, January 12, 2026
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Olympia’s budget blowout – The taxpayer gets the bill

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Opinion: Olympia’s budget blowout – The taxpayer gets the bill

Nancy Churchill says Washington’s $78.5 billion state budget signals runaway government growth and demand ...

Nancy Churchill says Washington’s $78.5 billion state budget signals runaway government growth and demands urgent taxpayer pushback. ...

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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POLL: Should Washington’s new long-term care program and payroll tax be repealed?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

POLL: Should Washington’s new long-term care program and payroll tax be repealed?

Should Washington's new long-term care program and payroll tax be repealed? ...

Should Washington's new long-term care program and payroll tax be repealed? ...

Wednesday, December 22, 2021
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Washington long-term care tax and program ‘pause’ remains in question

Posted by John Ley
|Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Washington long-term care tax and program ‘pause’ remains in question

State officials believe the governor has no authority to stop tax withholding for WA Cares Fund. ...

State officials believe the governor has no authority to stop tax withholding for WA Cares Fund. ...

Wednesday, December 22, 2021
| by John Ley

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Long-term care income tax put on hold by Gov. Jay Inslee

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, December 20, 2021

Long-term care income tax put on hold by Gov. Jay Inslee

I-1436 and HB-1594 designed to halt the long-term care program and tax. ...

I-1436 and HB-1594 designed to halt the long-term care program and tax. ...

Monday, December 20, 2021
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Olympia Update: Debate over capital gains income tax was ‘blatantly dishonest’

Posted by John Ley
|Date: Friday, April 23, 2021

Olympia Update: Debate over capital gains income tax was ‘blatantly dishonest’

House and Senate differ on giving people the right to vote on a new Washington income tax on capital gain ...

House and Senate differ on giving people the right to vote on a new Washington income tax on capital gains ...

Friday, April 23, 2021
| by John Ley

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House passes capital gains income tax with emergency clause to prevent citizen referendum

Posted by John Ley
|Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021

House passes capital gains income tax with emergency clause to prevent citizen referendum

Showdown looming between House and Senate versions of state income tax bill over people’s right to vote o ...

Showdown looming between House and Senate versions of state income tax bill over people’s right to vote on it. ...

Thursday, April 22, 2021
| by John Ley

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