Washington State GOP Articles

Bellevue - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R) expressed support in a joint-statement for the WAGOP's plan to Save Basic Education in the state: "This has become a fundamental mission of the Republican Party and should be a fundamental mission of our country in order to remain a strong and prosperous nation. We are proud to stand with the WAGOP and Chairman Jim Walsh in support of this plan." The[...]

Bellevue - The Washington State Supreme Court ruling against small schools in the case Wahkiakum School District v. Washington will hurt K-12 students—and classroom teachers—all around this state. And not just those in small schools. It’s almost as bad as the Court’s nonsensical opinion that the state’s capital gains income tax is an “excise” tax. The opinion in Wahkiakum will magnify concerns that our Court has been radicalized by out-of-touch ideologues with no idea how[...]

WAGOP guidelines to Saving Basic Education Focus on Kids Engage Parents Empower Teachers Public education is most effectively managed by state governments, not federal. According to Article IX of the Washington State Constitution, it is the “paramount duty” of the state government to “make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders.” As the WA State Constitution and separate state law establish, basic K-12 education is most effectively delivered by local[...]

WSRP Chairman Jim Walsh calls on Governor Inslee’s DSHS bureaucrats to obey state law and provide proper mental-health services Bellevue - Last week, a group of 22 county prosecutors from around Washington filed a lawsuit against the Inslee Administration’s state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) over the agency’s decision to stop treating mentally-ill criminal defendants who’ve had their charges dropped because they’re not well enough to understand what’s going on in court.[...]

BELLEVUE – WSRP Chairman Jim Walsh released the below statement following another and most recent shoot-out this weekend in South Seattle. In the early-morning hours between Saturday night and Sunday, a single incident saw at least nine people shot. Three died and six were injured, one of those critically. So far, no suspects have been arrested. While local law enforcement agencies are still investigating, credible reports from witnesses indicate the shooting was gang-related. If that’s[...]