County and local cities receive $61 million from opioid settlement
OLYMPIA—Snohomish County and local cities are set to receive approximately $61,189,456.22 from efforts led by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office that will be used to fight the opioid epidemic statewide, his office states. The dollars come from settlements resulting from lawsuits against major pharmaceutical companies Attorney General Ferguson claimed were fueling the distribution of opioids, […]
State to enforce high-capacity magazine ban as legal battle ensues
OLYMPIA—Washington State Supreme Court Commissioner Michael E. Johnston ordered, on Thursday, April 25, that the state’s prohibition on high-capacity firearm magazines will remain in effect at least until an ensuing legal battle comes to a close. Johnston said his decision was based on the opposing side failing “to persuasively show” that the ban be overturned […]
Convention chaos after WSRP attempts to pull gubernatorial endorsement vote
SPOKANE—The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) candidate committee had a chaotic endorsement process for its statewide gubernatorial candidate at the political organization’s state convention in Spokane on April 19, moving to pull the endorsement vote of candidates Semi Bird and Dave Reichert from the race for Washington State Governor. The crowd of nearly 2,000 delegates […]
‘Semi’ serious: Will Bird’s candidacy clip Reichert’s wings?
Campaign victories go to those who do the work to earn the win; party endorsements should be endowed by the same measure, but Republican gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird hasn’t earned that honor through hard work and delivering results. Politics is a blood sport. It is a zero-sum game defined by clear winners and clear losers. […]
WA judge rules high-capacity magazine ban unconstitutional, state appeals
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 10, 2023—A Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge ruled Monday, April 8, that Washington State’s ban on high-capacity magazines was unconstitutional, immediately issuing an injunction for the state to stop enforcing the ban, the Seattle Times first reported. On July 1, 2022, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5078 went into effect making it illegal […]
Controversial Republican figure Loren Culp may be expelled from WASPC
LACEY, Wash., April 4, 2024—The Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs (WASPC) sent a letter to failed 2020 Washington state Republican gubernatorial and 2022 Congressional candidate, Loren Culp, proposing to expel him from his WASPC membership after making a series of offensive social media posts. WASPC membership is not a requirement to licensure of […]
US Supreme Court denies request by Republican Latino voters to pause the Lasnik redistricting map
Washinton, D.C.—An emergency application for an injunction to the adoption of an alleged gerrymandered court-approved redistricting map ordered by Judge Robert Lasnik of the District Court of Western Washington, was denied on Monday, April 2, by United States Supreme Court Justices whom Justice Elena Kagan, assigned to the Ninth Circuit Court, referred the matter. As […]
Exclusive: Republican candidates Beutler, Bird, and Reichert interview
EVERETT—The Snohomish County Republican Party held its convention on Saturday, March 9, at Mariner High School to elect delegates to its party’s Washington State and National conventions. Delegates to the state convention will vote to officially endorse candidates to federal and statewide offices; and a selected few, 43 in total, will be elected to represent Washington state […]
Gun store to pay $3 million for illegally selling high-capacity magazines
SEATTLE—Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on February 6 that Federal Way Discount Guns and its owner, Mohammed Baghai, will pay $3 million for violating Washington’s prohibition on selling high-capacity magazines with the capacity to hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. King County Superior Court Judge Wyman Yip already ruled in April that Federal Way Discount […]
Can you identify these men involved in organized retail theft?
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood Police Department put out a bulletin asking the public’s help in identifying any of the three individuals involved in an organized retail theft case. On February 1, 2024, the three men broke into a locked display rack at Wal-Mart on highway 99 and stole $2,878 worth of hard alcohol. If you have any […]
