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Pointing to statistics from the Washington Policy Center's Report Card for Washington's Future showing student spending is up per pupil from $13,775 to $19,163, while student test scores show decline …
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By David Boze / Washington Policy Center
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6/25/25
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Leaders of our state’s Democratic and Republican legislative caucuses responded to the June 14 shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers with a joint statement condemning what had happened. In …
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By Sen. John Braun / R-Centralia
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6/24/25
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If you have a Timberland Regional Library card, you can obtain a card for libraries in King County, Pierce County or even Fort Vancouver Regional Library, expanding your access to even larger …
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By Julie McDonald
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6/24/25
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With the stroke of a pen, the future of the Snake River dams in southeastern Washington state is looking better. President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on June 12 repealing a secretly …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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6/21/25
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Leaders of our state’s Democratic and Republican legislative caucuses responded to the June 14 shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers with a joint statement condemning what had happened.
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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6/20/25
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Although President Donald Trump and Harvard's recent spats make headlines, key issues in question affect all higher education.
Harvard, our nation's first college (1636), is a center of current …
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By Don Brunell
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6/18/25
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If you grew up in Tenino, you know the Quarry Pool isn’t just a swimming hole. It’s a place where local legends are born — whispered by teens sneaking up to the top of the waterfall …
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6/17/25
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I’ll say this for our Democratic colleagues in the state Legislature: They certainly are creative when it comes to promoting offender-friendly policies. This year the majority used the …
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Sen. John Braun / R-Centralia
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6/17/25
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If you grew up in Tenino, you know the Quarry Pool isn’t just a swimming hole.
It’s a place where local legends are born — whispered by teens sneaking up to the top of the …
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6/16/25
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I’ll say this for our Democratic colleagues in the state Legislature: They certainly are creative when it comes to promoting offender-friendly policies.
This year the majority used the …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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6/13/25
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Each year, Father’s Day gives us a moment to celebrate the men who raise, support and guide us. But beyond the cards, ties and cookouts, this day should be a call to action — because when …
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Rep. Peter Abbarno / R-Centralia
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6/10/25
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Two summers ago, starting in the community of Stevenson along the Columbia River, I joined employers in a series of town hall meetings around Washington asking people to share their vision for our …
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6/10/25
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That’s the unanimous conclusion reached by the U.S. Supreme Court a century ago this June in its precedent-setting case Pierce v. Society of Sisters. Unfortunately, most Washington state …
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By Vicki Murray / Children are not creatures of the state.
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6/10/25
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Republican and Democrat legislators both use the word “crisis” to describe the state’s affordable-housing situation. A look at the housing-related bills passed during this …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun / For The Chronicle
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6/6/25
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Two summers ago, starting in the community of Stevenson along the Columbia River, I joined employers in a series of town hall meetings around Washington asking people to share their vision for our …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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6/6/25
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Children are not creatures of the state.
That's the unanimous conclusion reached by the U.S. Supreme Court a century ago this June in its precedent-setting case Pierce v. Society of Sisters.
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By Vicki Murray
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6/4/25
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Ask a random room full of people what a county commissioner does, and you’ll get a mix of answers: “Uh … something with roads?” “Are you like the sheriff’s …
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By Wayne Fournier
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6/3/25
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The use of “kill” for efforts to stop legislation goes back to at least 1910. That’s when future President Calvin Coolidge, then a Republican state representative in Massachusetts, …
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By Sen. John Braun
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6/3/25
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The use of “kill” for efforts to stop legislation goes back to at least 1910. That’s when future President Calvin Coolidge, then a Republican state representative in Massachusetts, …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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5/30/25
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When someone makes a statement that simply is not true, I tend to call it that, rather than say it’s a lie. If the state budget shortfall is nowhere near $16 billion, yet someone claims it is …
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Sen. John Braun / R-Centralia
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5/27/25
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