Olympia, WA

It’s a state income tax, no matter what the politicians and other stakeholders in the so-called millionaires tax say. Today it is on millionaires, but the greedy spenders in Olympia see a pot of gold here. Next it will be the thousandaires tax, then the hundredaires tax. In one part of the world this is “the camel’s nose under the tent.” If you don’t push the nose out, soon the whole tax-grabbing camel will be in your tent.

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David Stuebe has one term in the House and a stack of tangible work: Opposition to the income tax, votes against gas-tax and property-tax hikes, a signed law strengthening Medicaid support for emergency ambulances, and committee work on local government, health, and transportation. He still answers to Washougal as mayor. That is a leader who did not go to Olympia to disappear.

A state trooper rescued the owl near I-5 and U.S. Route 101.

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Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez hit the nail on the thumb during Wednesday’s KOIN televised debate: “OK, so there are basically two problems with politicians in Olympia. They spend money like a Connecticut horse girl, and working people are paying too much in taxes.”

Throughout this decade, the 20th Legislative District has had effective, conservative representation in the state House of Representatives. The Columbian’s Editorial Board recommends votes to return Republicans Peter Abbarno and Ed Orcutt to Olympia.

Since 2018, Washington’s annual tax revenue has increased approximately 48 percent. During the same time, they’ve added additional requirements for schools without fully funding them — aka unfunded mandates.

State Rep. David Stuebe has been a consistent voice for affordability in Olympia. As a member of the Environment & Energy and Transportation committees, he has voted against tax packages that raise the cost of driving and doing business in our state.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Governor Bob Ferguson announced Thursday that 99 low-income and rural communities across Washington state have been selected as nomin...