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In Washington state, we have long understood something simple yet important: if you don’t like your elected sheriff, you can vote them out. If they commit misconduct, there is a constitutional...

Washington’s Constitution gives citizens an important tool: the power to bring ideas directly to the Legislature through the initiative process. That process exists for a simple reason. When people feel unheard,...

Chances are you had breakfast, lunch, or dinner today. You may have found something to snack on or drink. If so, you have the agricultural producers and workers to thank. Food...

Special to The Spokesman-Review As a former farmer who spent decades working the land and depending on it to feed my family and others, I know firsthand what real conservation looks...

In commercials, movies, and daily life, when you hear the exasperated phrase, “C’mon, man!” it is usually in respond to a petty or uncalled for act. When Democrat budget writers introduced...

Last year, nearly a half million voters and a near unanimous vote in the Legislature approved Initiative 2081, the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” This is a vital step forward in empowering...

We’ve all read stories at the national level about how more and more agriculture land is being bought up by developers for new construction, environmental groups for green energy projects, and...

A foundational element in our Democratic Republic is the idea that everyone has a voice. The voters of a particular area or legislative district elect a person to represent their collective...

With the beginning of the 2025 legislative session, the reign of Gov. Jay Inslee has come to an end. Many legislators on both sides of the aisle, as well as many...

We are back in Olympia for this year’s legislative session, which began Jan. 13 and is scheduled to end April 27. Many of you classic rock fans remember The Who song...