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, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024, at 3:30PM WHERE: CAPITOL STEPS, North/Supreme Court Side WHO: WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh and unDivided Podcast Host Brandi Kruse will be featured speakers. WHY: Our state’s Democrat lawmakers are failing to uphold constitutional mandates by obstructing the consideration of voter-backed initiatives. Despite the Washington Constitution’s clear directives, none of the six [...]
Bellevue—The current tension between the federal government and the government of Texas is an urgent issue for all Americans. And for all Washingtonians. The Washington State Republican Party stands with Texas, which is acting in the best interest of its residents and all U.S. residents, by enforcing our country’s immigration law when the current White [...]
Bellevue—Washingtonians across the state are celebrating the certification of Initiative 2081, concerning parental rights. On Thursday, Jan. 18, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs delivered official notification to the Legislature on I-2081, the third of six commonsense citizen initiatives aimed at fixing what’s broken across Washington state. “I am very happy to see that the WA [...]
