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The expression about a wolf in sheep’s clothing stems from Matthew 7:15, recounting Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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4/25/25
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Earlier this week, The Chronicle published an article online about yet one another reason for us to lose sleep at night.
If it's not the end of the world due to global climate change, now we …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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4/23/25
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In the halls of Olympia, a fierce battle is raging over the future of taxes and spending in Washington state. As a Republican representative, I’m fighting to protect taxpayers from what I see …
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Rep. John Ley, R-Vancouver
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4/21/25
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The world feels quieter today. Not because a man has died, but because a voice — steady, grounded and full of grace — has gone silent.
Pope Francis is gone, and for those of us who …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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4/21/25
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The United States Supreme Court ruled. Voters decided. Other states have acted. But all of this wasn't enough for justices on the Washington state Supreme Court.
That court on Thursday brazenly …
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By Chris Cargill / Mountain States Policy Center
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4/21/25
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For weeks, the Legislature’s majority Democrats have been keeping the people of Washington in the dark about the new state operating budget.
That’s unacceptable, but it would be even …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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4/18/25
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Washington families are facing real and growing challenges. The cost of living in Washington is among the highest in the nation. We pay more for groceries, ranking fourth in the country. Fuel prices …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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4/18/25
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As I have aged — less than gracefully — and retired, I have become acutely aware of a couple things; first, how much it costs me to live in a house I have owned for years, and, second, …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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4/16/25
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Marie, a Mason County resident, ended up with her parents’ home after their passing. To pay the property taxes, she’s already had to take from her retirement and sell her late …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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4/11/25
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Last month, it was mealtime on the Lower Columbia.
We could hear the excited barking of sea lions across the city of Longview, where I live, as they hauled themselves onto the rocks near …
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Commentary by Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview
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4/7/25
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Washington doesn’t have a budget crisis — it has a priorities crisis.
Last week, the House passed an operating budget that relies on more than $15 billion in new and increased taxes. …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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4/7/25
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Amelia Cook runs an innovative high-tech manufacturing company in Mount Vernon along with her brother. The products they make at Goodwinds Composites are literally out-of-this-world: They made the …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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4/7/25
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Of all the fights in our modern society, all the polarization and division, our schools and classrooms should not be battlegrounds or places where politics permeate.
Unfortunately, a slate of …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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4/4/25
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The fourth quarter of this legislative session hasn’t started off well for the state Senate’s majority Democrats.
Republicans put a no-new-taxes, no-cuts, sustainable operating …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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4/4/25
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Years of increasing taxes and regulations are leaving Washington state employers facing the dreaded blue screen of death when it comes to their economic outlook.
For example, Microsoft President …
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By Sebastian Griffin / Mountain States Policy Center
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4/1/25
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Hang on to your wallets, folks! House and Senate budget proposals were released last week for the general fund operating budget and the transportation budget. Both are loaded with new and increased …
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John Ley
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3/31/25
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The operating budgets proposed by majority Democrats are bad for our state, just as we expected.
It isn’t only the massive tax increases they want, like the record $21 billion worth of new …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/28/25
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The theme of the 2025 legislative sessions in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming has been pursuing record tax relief. The odd state out in this important tax relief bonanza, however, has been Washington, …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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3/25/25
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Our state legislators are stuck between a rock and a hard place with our state budget.
As principals of two high schools in one of Washington’s largest school districts, we are …
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Charles Anthony and Danny Orrantia
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3/24/25
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Locals and newcomers alike may disagree about how much drizzle and gray skies they want in the Pacific Northwest, but when it comes to how our government works, I think the great majority of us would …
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Ellen Hiatt / Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
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3/24/25
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