Dear Friends and Neighbors, Community means teamwork, and in a county that experiences floods from time to time, we unfortunately know just how true that is. At the Packwood Improvement Club meeting last week, it was a time to pause and recognize the many people and organizations who stepped forward...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Earlier today, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced that he supports the changes the House of Representatives has proposed to the income tax and will sign the bill if the House passes it. Senate Bill 6346 proposes an unconstitutional income tax — the kind of income tax Washingtonians...

Watch my weekly legislative update. Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Senate Democrats released their operating budget proposal this week. It’s not good for our state. If you remember, last year, Democrats responded to a $7 billion deficit in the state budget by approving a $12.3 billion package of state and...

OLYMPIA…Seemingly oblivious to concerns about affordability, Democrats passed a multitude of bills out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee Monday that will increase the cost of living for Washingtonians. Out of 69 bills on the meeting agenda, all but one of those that undermine affordability passed out of committee...

I have received many emails and calls from constituents who had seen social media posts or heard a podcast from political reporter Brandi Kruse explaining how she had been denied a press pass by the House of Representatives in Olympia. To be clear, she was not denied a press pass...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, There’s been plenty of news lately about the defrauding of government programs, specifically by some daycare owners in Minnesota. While that issue has received a lot of attention, it is not unique. Across the country, people commit fraud against all kinds of publicly funded programs, accessing...

Watch my weekly legislative update to learn more about what’s happening this early in the 2026 Legislative Session.     Elected sheriffs shouldn’t become partisan pawns WATCH the testimony by the Sheriff of Spokane County against SB 5974. Dear Friends and Neighbors,   When voters elect a sheriff to lead...

Let’s cut to the chase: Is Washington getting an income tax? If Democrats and the governor get their way, the answer is yes. Governor Bob Ferguson announced this week that he supports a state income tax, so long as it only applies to people earning more than $1 million a...

LISTEN: Jobs Tax. Income Tax. Innovation Tax. Sen. John Braun Says: Enough to Democrat Tax Hikes Dear Friends and Neighbors, Affordability remains the number one concern for families across Washington, yet the policies championed by Democrats in Olympia continue to push our state further out of step with the rest...