Washington State GOP Articles

Bellevue—Public hearings on three of the Six Initiatives to Fix What’s Broken in Washington were held at the State Capitol this week. The three hearings took place before joint legislative committees, made up of State Senators and Representatives from the relevant policy committees. The committees were chaired by members of the current majority Democrat caucuses. Many attendees at the hearings came away convinced that those Olympia majorities showed disdain for the public—and for the[...]

Bellevue—Last Thursday, a WAGOP “X” follower posted a picture of her presidential primary election ballot envelope, stating that voters are required to designate party affiliation. “New Washington State envelopes for mail-in ballots. NEVER had to disclose my party declaration on the OUTSIDE of my ballot before. Don’t feel really good about this,” wrote Rachel Stewart, who goes by the “X” handle @rachstew13. Though, this isn’t the first time voters have been required to select party[...]

Bellevue—In an ideal world where Legislative Democrats respect the democratic process, all six common-sense citizen initiatives to the Legislature, to fix what’s broken in Washington State, would receive public hearings, as mandated by the Washington State Constitution. Instead, WA Democrat legislators, led by Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, D-Spokane, and House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, are cherry-picking based on political expediency, violating their Constitutional duty in the process. In a state with one-party rule, Democrat[...]

As the federal government struggles to reform immigration policy at the national level, the state of Washington faces immigration controversies of its own. The current governor’s Office of Financial Management (OFM) recently reported that the state had paid at least $340 million meant for COVID economic relief to illegal immigrants living in Washington. Much of that money was paid out in the form of $1,000 checks to illegal immigrants who were not allowed to[...]

Reports out of the State Capitol in Olympia indicate that the WA Department of Revenue (DOR) has made a series of serious errors in how it has accounted for the state’s new capital gains income tax that has resulted in significant budget problems in Olympia. This news supports, with even greater urgency, Initiative 2109 to repeal the state’s capital gains tax. The state’s regular tax revenue report—to be released on Wed., Feb. 14, 2024—will include details on these mistakes. The largest[...]

As ordinary Washingtonians strain to make ends meet, SB 5770 would make hard times even worse, as homeowners struggle under the weight of massive property tax increases. SB 5770 is further indication that Olympia Democrats are tone-deaf to the plight of their constituents. Their only “solution,” it seems is taxing Washingtonians into poverty or foreclosure. “Once again it’s never enough for the Democrat majority in the legislature,” says Republican Sen. Drew MacEwen. “This is[...]

We are now halfway through the legislative session, and Democrats in Olympia, led by House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) and Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) still insist on dismissing the democratic process; they refuse to grant public hearings to six citizen initiatives that have received 2.7 million signatures, collectively. In doing so, they are defaulting on their Constitutional duty, while also disparaging the will of voters. Olympia Democrats are not “unsure” of what to do[...]

A Resolution on Informed Consent in public policy passed with overwhelming support from the State Committee of the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) at its recent quarterly meeting. The strong vote leaves no room for doubt that common-sense conservatives from all corners of Washington believe that state law, policy and mandates must respect the rights of free people to consent to any medical procedures or similar actions recommended by government agencies. “The WAGOP supports Informed[...]