What Is HB 2123? HB 2123 is a 2026 bipartisan bill sponsored by Representatives Joe Fitzgibbon (D) and Chris Corry (R) that removes all state‑level protections against foreign involvement in Washington elections. It does this by deleting foreign‑national certification...
Washington State has been steadily layering laws that expand government authority into family life. Each new bill builds on the last, creating a web of statutes that weaken parental rights and strengthen the state’s hand in private family decisions. In 2022, lawmakers...
The Washington State Attorney General’s AI Task Force Interim Report (Dec. 2025) has landed, and as expected, it reflects the ideological bias of Washington's radical left democrats. From the beginning, CLW opposed the creation of this Task Force, warning that it...
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has released its Statewide Civil Rights Review Legislative Report. On the surface, it looks like a technical audit of school district compliance with federal and state nondiscrimination laws. But beneath the...
Washington is at an education crossroads, where record spending collides with record failure, and parents are demanding lawmakers finally put accountability ahead of bureaucracy. As Washington prepares for the 2026 legislative session, the familiar chorus is rising...
*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...
