From Spokane to Seattle, not a day goes by without hearing about another violent crime or incident. And with so few police officers to protect our neighborhoods, our quality of life is being diminished at every turn. Recently: The Emerald City, once lovely and livable, logged its 67th homicide. In the Normandy Park neighborhood, southwest [...]
Bellevue—On Monday, October 23, 2023, a law firm representing the WAGOP delivered litigation hold notices to the King County Elections department, the King County Prosecutor’s office and other public agencies involved in election administration in Washington. The litigation hold notices apply to correspondence and other materials related to specific activities of King County Elections during [...]
Bellevue--This week, WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh unveiled Republicans’ plan to fight crime in Washington. “The citizens of Washington state should always feel safe in their homes, their communities, and at work,” said Chairman Walsh. “Olympia and D.C. have failed the people of Washington on public safety.” The WAGOP principles to fighting crime in Washington State: [...]
Bellevue - With Israel declaring war on Hamas, after the Islamist terrorist group killed more than 700 Israelis in a surprise attack on Saturday, protests are continuing worldwide, even locally. In Kirkland, Washington, violent clashes broke out Sunday afternoon between pro-Hamas and pro-Israel demonstrators. In the wake of that violence, WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh released [...]
Bellevue - Fall is here and school kids all around Washington are back in their classrooms. Families are getting back into their school-year routines. But WA schools still face some big challenges. Enrollment numbers remain down in most parts of the state. Half of Washington’s public-school students are unable to read and write at grade [...]
Bellevue – Fundamental to WAGOP’s Project to Save Basic Education is the core belief that, while the state is duty-bound to fund basic education, families and local communities are best positioned to make the practical decisions about delivering that education to WA children. According to the WA Constitution, the state’s “paramount duty” is to fund [...]
September 29, 2023 Steve Hobbs Washington Secretary of State Legislative Building, Box 40220 Olympia, WA 98504-0220 Secretary Hobbs, I am writing this letter to express the growing concerns of Washingtonians, particularly residents of King County, regarding the management and actions of the King County Elections department during the August 2023 primary election. As you may [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
