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Lawsuit Filed in WA Dist 18 Sen Race

Submitted by Cindy on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 10:14

December10, 2024

By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square

Clark County election officials have finished a machine recount in the Legislative District 18 Senate contest between Republican candidate Brad Benton and Democrat challenger Adrian Cortes.

Out of 84,123 votes in the race, Cortes was leading Benton by 172 votes when the secretary of state certified election results on Dec. 5, triggering a machine recount.

After Monday's recount, Cortes picked up one additional vote, securing a victory. 

10 Years of Tax Increases Passed by Democrats - from 17.9 Billion to 36.4!

Submitted by Cindy on Wed, 12/04/2024 - 22:48

 

From 17.9 Billion in 2014 to 36.4 Billion in 2023! Read it and weep! Every tax democrats pass takes money that you earned for your family!

Washingtonians are paying more taxes than ever before. Since 2014, state tax collections have more than doubled, ballooning to $36.4 billion in 2023. In fact, Democrats have passed nearly 50 new taxes and fees that hurt middle class families and drag down our state’s economy.

Directing Public Policy Post Election Day

Submitted by Cindy on Wed, 11/06/2024 - 11:26

November 5, 2024

By Todd Meyer, Washington Policy Center

It is election day and people across Washington state and the nation are waiting to see what voters have to say about the direction of public policy in the country.

And while public policy can be very important – it is at the core of the work we do every day at the Washington Policy Center – the most important and consequential decisions should be made by individuals, families, entrepreneurs, volunteers, and others whose lives will be most impacted by those choices.