*By Julie Barrett, Founder of Conservative Ladies of Washington and Conservative Ladies of America We are just a couple short weeks away from the prefiling for Washington's 2026 legislative session. Each session hundreds of bills are proposed by legislators, and...
Beginning January 1, 2026, Washington’s Supreme Court will enforce dramatically reduced caseload limits for public defenders. While the intent is to ensure quality representation for indigent defendants, local jurisdictions are sounding alarms about the practical...
Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson is building a framework for Washington to operate as if it were a sovereign state, deliberately positioning itself against the Trump administration. We’ve been reporting on these efforts since before Bob was even sworn in. On...
Washington’s education system is undergoing a quiet but sweeping transformation. At the center of this shift is a framework called Mastery-Based Learning (MBL), a model championed by the Washington State Board of Education (SBE) and embedded in a multi-year initiative...
Washington voters have seen this before. Back in 2020, legislators tried to pass SJR 8212, a constitutional amendment to allow investment of state-held trust funds, including one for long-term care. Voters rejected it — by more than 55% — because they didn’t trust the...
As federal immigration enforcement intensifies, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is charting a bold course to protect immigrant workers and restore transparency in labor practices. His 2025 Labor Report is a legislative blueprint for 2026 and beyond. Here’s what...
Washington State has reached an agreement that preserves key portions of Senate Bill 5375, requiring clergy to report suspected child abuse, while carving out a narrow exemption for confessional confidentiality. This stipulation, filed by the Attorney General’s Office...
Last week, the House Civil Rights and Tribal Relations Committee held a work session to review the state’s Keep Washington Working Act (KWW), the 2019 law that restricts cooperation between local agencies and federal immigration authorities. This meeting was meant to...
On September 29, 2025, the Domestic Extremism and Mass Violence Task Force held its fifth meeting to advance its mission of creating a public health framework to prevent extremism and mass violence in our state, with a final report due to the legislature by December...
On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) formally requested Washington State’s complete voter registration list (VRL), including names, birthdates, residential addresses, and partial Social Security numbers. The goal being to ensure compliance with...
