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Washington politics

Washington governor, AG and state lawmakers get 7% pay hikes

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|Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026

Washington governor, AG and state lawmakers get 7% pay hikes

Washington's salary commission awarded 7% raises to the governor, AG, and lawmakers — adding roughly $10, ...

Washington's salary commission awarded 7% raises to the governor, AG, and lawmakers — adding roughly $10,000 to legislative pay over two years. ...

Thursday, July 2, 2026
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Letter: Forty years of Democrat governors’ judicial appointments

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|Date: Sunday, June 7, 2026

Letter: Forty years of Democrat governors’ judicial appointments

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

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

Sunday, June 7, 2026
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Letter: Facts aren’t political

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|Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026

Letter: Facts aren’t political

Brian Kendall writes that disagreements about the LEOFF 1 pension debate should begin with accurate facts ...

Brian Kendall writes that disagreements about the LEOFF 1 pension debate should begin with accurate facts rather than misinformation. ...

Thursday, March 5, 2026
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Opinion: Democrats refuse to condemn anti ICE riots

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|Date: Monday, February 2, 2026

Opinion: Democrats refuse to condemn anti ICE riots

Lars Larson argues that Democratic leaders in Oregon and Washington have enabled unrest by refusing to cl ...

Lars Larson argues that Democratic leaders in Oregon and Washington have enabled unrest by refusing to clearly condemn riots tied to anti-ICE protests. ...

Monday, February 2, 2026
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Opinion: The education emergency no one declared

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|Date: Monday, October 13, 2025

$Opinion: The education emergency no one declared$

Opinion: The education emergency no one declared

Nancy Churchill argues that Washington’s public education system faces an undeclared emergency, with math ...

Nancy Churchill argues that Washington’s public education system faces an undeclared emergency, with math scores collapsing after decades of politicized reforms and a lack of academic accountability. ...

Monday, October 13, 2025
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Opinion: WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh – ‘Sanctuary’ policies put state at risk

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|Date: Friday, August 29, 2025

Opinion: WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh – ‘Sanctuary’ policies put state at risk

WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh argues “sanctuary” policies in Washington undermine federal immigration law, ris ...

WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh argues “sanctuary” policies in Washington undermine federal immigration law, risk public safety, and enable trafficking, citing a recent letter he says challenges those polici ...

Friday, August 29, 2025
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Firmly Planted Action shines the light on the top 10 bad bills in front of Washington lawmakers

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|Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Firmly Planted Action shines the light on the top 10 bad bills in front of Washington lawmakers

Firmly Planted Action highlights 10 controversial bills under consideration in Washington’s legislature, ...

Firmly Planted Action highlights 10 controversial bills under consideration in Washington’s legislature, encouraging public engagement. ...

Monday, February 24, 2025
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Bill critics say undermines parents’ bill of rights initiative gets a public hearing

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|Date: Friday, January 24, 2025

Bill critics say undermines parents’ bill of rights initiative gets a public hearing

House Bill 1296, which critics argue undermines Initiative 2081, the parents' bill of rights, recently ha ...

House Bill 1296, which critics argue undermines Initiative 2081, the parents' bill of rights, recently had a public hearing before the Washington State Legislature. ...

Friday, January 24, 2025
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