Let's buy our own ballot dropbox… "Republican party head Jim Walsh and others believe conservatives are not voting in the numbers that they used to."
Coalition unites to stop gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest “Some of the project’s worst environmental impacts — hidden from local communities — stem from extraction of the gas itself.”
Fringe extremist group fails to shutter Dayton library “Book challenges continue across the country. Sometimes the Republican legislators threaten to ‘defund’ the libraries.”
Moms for Liberty “Meet the far-right group spreading its message of ‘liberty for some’ across the country — even in Washington state.”
Richland School Board and community members unite against unfair book ban “At the July 12 Richland School District board meeting, members of Moms for Liberty Benton County challenged a short story called Adventure in El Yunque by Christopher Rodriguez…”
The American Recovery Plan Act (part 3): How are counties spending relief funds? “This third installment of investigation into how ARPA relief funds are being used is following up from our previous articles on Benton County and Franklin County from last year.”
Washington and Idaho hospitals shutter labor & delivery services "This public health crisis shows that a public solution is crucial: Our entire system must be radically transformed to meet the needs of women, children, families, and everyone else."
Interview with Pasco City Council’s Irving L. Brown, Sr. “It is not only important, IT IS MANDATORY that we have Black representation in every area of the city.”
The NO DRAMA guide to voting "We need good policies to conquer the development challenges that are ahead of us."
An interview with CD 4 candidate Doug White As a candidate to represent Washington’s 4th Congressional District, I wanted to ask Doug White about his candidacy and why he thought we was the best person to represent
Students concerned by increase in anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech at school board meetings “Respect doesn’t mean you have to understand everything yet or throw away your beliefs.”
Richland School Board debacle explained “This isn’t a mask issue; It’s an ethics issue — it’s the lack of good governance.”
Washington state’s new long-term care tax “Perhaps you haven’t heard, but a new payroll/wage tax will be taking effect at the beginning of the year.”
Five Richland councilmembers ignored hundreds of signatures in 2018, refusing to allow a public vote on marijuana sales. Two of them are up for re-election in November “Do you want change in the Tri-Cities? Voter turnout can make a huge difference.”
It’s hard to be a politician, (and that’s a problem). ”I am giving every single minute of my time to this. It isn’t enough.“
You don't have to be Leslie Knope to get involved in local government In the upcoming elections, there are myriad opportunities to make a difference in our local communities.
Tri-Cities cops say no local officers involved in Capitol insurrection While it appears that Tri-Cities police were not involved in the insurrection at the Capitol, at least two Seattle officers took part.
The new sex ed bill, explained “The misinformation campaign spread by groups in the minority of our state is misguided, uninformed, and driven by anti-LGBTQ activists that push fear and hate.”
