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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

Op-Ed: Washington’s Attorney General offers strong defense of signature gatherers’ rights

Amidst evidence of signature gatherers being harassed, Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown is offering his support to prosecute those trying to interfere with the initiative and referendum process. This is a refreshing and much-needed defense of the people’s sacred constitutional rights and the rule of law. The post Op-Ed: Washington’s Attorney General offers strong defense of signature gatherers’ rights first appeared on Let's Go Washington.
They Did It: Income Tax Repeal HITS the Ballot

It's official. Let's Go Washington has gathered enough signatures to put the repeal of the state's "millionaire tax" on the November ballot — 317,506 signatures and counting. The post They Did It: Income Tax Repeal HITS the Ballot first appeared on Let's Go Washington.
AG Nick Brown offers prosecutorial help after new attacks against signature gatherers

SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced Friday, June 12, that his office will assist local prosecutors investigating crimes against people collecting signatures for ballot initiatives and referendums, citing a recent pattern of harassment and violence. The post AG Nick Brown offers prosecutorial help after new attacks against signature gatherers first appeared on Let's Go Washington.
The left’s war on Let’s Go Washington’s initiatives has officially begun

The leftists have launched their official organized “resistance” against the Let’s Go Washington initiatives coming up on the November ballot. The post The left’s war on Let’s Go Washington’s initiatives has officially begun first appeared on Let's Go Washington.

Southwest Washington Education (K-12)

Students can’t read

The crisis of students being unable to read is a measurable, generational collapse in literacy that extends from elementary students lacking phonics to high schoolers who cannot comprehend complex texts. 40% of fourth graders cannot read proficiently, and 32% of twelfth graders scored below Basic on the 2024 NAEP reading assessment, the lowest level since the test began in 1992. […]
Some old-school ideas that worked

From an article at https://1819news.com/culture/jeff-minick-some-old-school-ideas-that-worked Recently I bumbled into the 1962 Spotlight, the yearbook for Boonville High School in Piedmont, N.C. I was in fifth grade that year, and the elementary school, which was on the same property and ran from first through eighth grade, was included in the album. My perusal left me a bit […]
When Free Pre-K Is Worse Than No Pre-K

Today’s article from Intellectual Takeout Dale Farran spent a decade studying over 1,000 kids who went to a state-run pre-kindergarten—and a control group of kids that wanted to, but didn’t get in. She is shocked and dismayed by what she discovered: By 6th grade the pre-K kids were doing worse all around: worse reading, math and […]
15 Failures of U.S. Public Education in 2025

This article claims there are 15 definable reasons why public education is in decline in the USA. Do you agree (we don’t believe this is an accurate list but it’s a place to start. Here’s a link to the original article: 15 Failures of U.S. Public Education in 2025 Introduction American public education is at […]