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Law Enforcement in Washington State? What Law Enforcement?

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, Crime and Punishment, Culture, DEI, Economics, government, immigration, Law and Justice, Media and the Internet, Media bias, Military and Defense, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", social mediaLeave a comment

There is an article today on the local KOMO Web site, regarding policing in Washington. It cites statistics on police officers per capita in the 50 states plus Washington DC. It says that Washington State comes in at Number 51. Yes, we have the lowest number of officers per capita than all other states, including …

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Guest Author: Travis Couture, WA Legislator, on the impact of all the new taxes on small businesses

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Economics, elections, government, Guest Blogger, Law and Justice, Media bias, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", social media2 Comments

This excellent essay was posted on X yesterday, and I think it deserves posting in its entirety. This is what we are experiencing here in Washington State. [emphasis mine] Tariffs aren’t affecting my small business, we manufacture custom cabinetry right here in Washington. What’s hurting us is Democrat tax increases. Everything we create is made …

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