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When Democrats lose the argument, they just rewrite the rules.

When voters keep rejecting their agenda, Olympia’s answer is to rig the rules so voters can’t fight back.      

In Olympia, affordability now means higher bills for you and subsidies for Democrats’ favorite industries.

Democrats heard Washingtonians hate taxes and said, “Great, let’s add another one.”

Bob Ferguson opened session by thanking workers for fixing disasters… and then immediately proposed creating a new one with a 9.9% income tax.

With the 2026 legislative session officially underway, welcome to the “Crime Edition” of the Daily Briefing—where Democrats waste no time proving they’re soft on crime across the board, whether it’s burglars on the street, fraud in state programs, or violent offenders getting endless do-overs.

Democrats’ budgeting strategy is simple: spend first, panic later, blame others always.

After a year of clutching their pearls about “threats to democracy,” Washington Democrats suddenly discovered mid-decade gerrymandering is totally fine.

Democrats chased climate clout—and Washington commuters got canceled sailings.

Democrats see California’s budget crash and think, “Let’s try that.”

Nothing scares Democrats more than the voters’ will.

2025 Review: Washington Democrats rang up the credit card, rewrote the rulebook, and finished the year by floating an unconstitutional tax and daring the courts to stop them.