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We the Governed

DOGE Washington Classes continue – no shortage of fraud and waste to uncover…

If you were not in one of our dozen classes we put on earlier this year, never fear, there are more opportunities to learn how to DOGE Washington State. As we’ve discussed for some time on our Video Channel (see below), we are focused on helping train activists on how to become more effective at […] The post DOGE Washington Classes continue – no shortage of fraud and waste to uncover… first appeared on We the Governed.
DOGE Washington Training Now…

As we’ve discussed for some time on our Video Channel (see below), we are focused on helping train activists on how to become more effective at uncovering and exposing fraud, waste, abuse, incompetence, and other ways our state and local governments squander our tax dollars every day. These initial classes help interested people learn how […] The post DOGE Washington Training Now… first appeared on We the Governed.
Panic at the Department of Licensing – Ferguson knows

The Washington State Department of Licensing has been on our radar for over a decade now. They are just another one of these poorly run agencies that always seems to be buried under attempts to pretend they are not as scandal plagued as they are. Normally, the cynic in me doesn’t really expect much to […] The post Panic at the Department of Licensing – Ferguson knows first appeared on We the Governed.
The Left’s Next Gambit – Using Article V Convention of States to End Constitution and Trump

(Disclaimer: I realize this article is long. It is longer than any other article I’ve posted in the last decade. This subject has been on my mind since I worked at the Freedom Foundation over 10 years ago, and first met some of the original Convention of States activists – good people, trying to do […] The post The Left’s Next Gambit – Using Article V Convention of States to End Constitution and Trump first appeared on We the Governed.

Let’s Go Washington

LISTEN: Hour 2: Do We Feel More Comfortable With the Millionaire Tax?

Gee and Ursula react to the Pedersen Interview. The post LISTEN: Hour 2: Do We Feel More Comfortable With the Millionaire Tax? first appeared on Let's Go Washington.
WATCH: Is Washington Heading Toward Income Tax?

Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen is quelling speculation that the millionaires’ tax, a 9.9% tax on households earning more than $1 million annually, will turn into a general state income tax. A Center Square investigation claimed lawmakers were using the tax to overturn Culliton v. Chase, a 1933 Supreme Court ruling widely interpreted as prohibiting a graduated income tax. But Pedersen told The Gee and Ursula Show that the Legislature could have already proposed an income tax if it wanted to, and hasn’t. The post WATCH: Is Washington Heading Toward Income Tax? first appeared on Let's Go Washington.
TCS exclusive leads to revised legal arguments in income tax referendum lawsuit

(The Center Square) - Let's Go Washington filed a supplemental brief to the state Supreme Court for its lawsuit to force a referendum on the millionaire's tax that cited information The Center Square published in an exclusive story revealing Democrats' internal communications about the bill. The post TCS exclusive leads to revised legal arguments in income tax referendum lawsuit first appeared on Let's Go Washington.
Statewide proposal on trans athlete participation in girls sports fails for second time

A proposal to ban transgender female student athletes from participating in girls’ sports in Washington has failed for the second year in a row. The post Statewide proposal on trans athlete participation in girls sports fails for second time first appeared on Let's Go Washington.

Southwest Washington Education (K-12)

How Washington’s Campaign Finance Watchdog Actually Works: A Real-World Case Study (Ridgefield School District)

Today we bring you a guess investigative report. It’s going ot be a 2 cup of coffee read. It’s detailed. While you may not think the Public Disclosure Commission is important…you would be wrong. This is the group charged with being the watchdog for expenditures by political candidates and those spending money on promoting a […]
The New Face of Woke Education

Sold to parents and teachers as harmless programming for “emotional intelligence,” Social Emotional Learning (SEL) became – with the use of cloud-based technology – a centralized apparatus for values transmission that threatens the autonomy of future generations. Through SEL, collectivist propaganda now pervades modern classrooms, shaping your child’s worldview, click by click. What started small has […]
Teachers in the Evergreen State are among the best paid in the country?

From the News Tribune It’s a 2 cup of coffee read (maybe 3) Washington’s teacher salaries are the fourth-highest in the United States, according to the National Education Association. A News Tribune analysis also found that teacher salaries in Pierce County have increased by an average of about 82% over the last […]
Why Some Reading Programs Are Abandoning Phonics (And Why That’s Wrong)

When our first child started school nearly 50 years ago he was taught “sight reading”. My wife and I grew up learning “phonics”. My wife went to the school principal and asked that they stop sight reading and switch back to phonics. She was relentless. Finally, they agreed to consider making the switch. They looked […]