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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

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.
WATCH: Petition campaign to repeal Washington income tax may break records

(The Center Square) - More than 242,000 Washington voters have signed petitions for an initiative that hopes to repeal the state’s new income tax as organizers seek to break the all-time signature record. The post WATCH: Petition campaign to repeal Washington income tax may break records first appeared on Let's Go Washington.
Gov. Bob Ferguson roasted online after own budget office signals fresh shortfall

Governor Bob Ferguson is taking heavy fire from critics after his own budget office warned state agencies to brace for what could be the “most challenging budget” cycle they have ever faced, a confession he shared on X less than a year after signing the largest tax increase in Washington state history. The post Gov. Bob Ferguson roasted online after own budget office signals fresh shortfall first appeared on Let's Go Washington.
Let’s Go Washington breaks week-one signature record for income tax repeal initiative

(The Center Square) - One week into the signature gathering campaign, more than 92,000 Washington voters have signed petitions for an initiative aimed at repealing the new income tax. The post Let’s Go Washington breaks week-one signature record for income tax repeal initiative first appeared on Let's Go Washington.

Southwest Washington Education (K-12)

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 […]
The scary truth about how far behind American kids have fallen

From Harvard University: https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/scary-truth-about-how-far-behind-american-kids-have-fallen Students of all ages still haven’t made up the ground they lost during the pandemic. Sometimes, panics are overblown. Sometimes, older generations are just freaking out about the youngins, as they have since time immemorial. That’s not the case, unfortunately, with kids’ learning right now, more than four years after the […]
Fed up With Screens, Parents Are Demanding a Return To Pen and Paper in the Classroom

Not so very long ago, school districts and education leaders told us that technology in the classroom was essential to the success of our students. “An iPad on every desk” became the new “chicken in every pot” slogan, as experts tried to convince us that technology could be a panacea for the nation’s test scores. […]