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The Jason Rantz Show airs every weekday from 3pm - 7pm on AM 770 KTTH.

Do Washington school districts want even more property tax money?

Spokane officials intend to lay off more than 300 school employees -- mostly teachers. But one education expert cries foul and says schools just got one of the biggest funding hikes in state history.
5 years ago

Democratic senator who pushed charter school funding censured by his party

Senator Guy Palumbo is a Democrat from Maltby who wanted a school levy bill to fund charter schools, not just public schools. Unfortunately it didn't go so well for him and earned him a censure from the state Democratic Party.
5 years ago

US Attorney on going after marijuana: ‘Even if I wanted to, I just couldn’t’

U.S. Attorney for Western Washington Brian Moran has been clear about the federal government's position on Seattle's push for a safe injection site. But will he go after the state's legalized marijuana industry as well?
5 years ago

Illegal immigrant seeks sanctuary at Seattle’s Saint Mark’s Cathedral

Seattle's Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral is offering sanctuary to an illegal immigrant from Mexico, Jaime Rubio Sulficio, who wants to keep his family together.
5 years ago

King County judges’ hands tied in prolific homeless offender cases

A recent study concluded that Seattle is struggling to deal with prolific homeless criminal offenders. A result not only of the homelessness crisis, but also the legal system.
5 years ago

Howard Schultz makes pitch to conservative voters

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz continues to consider a presidential run for 2020, and in the meantime, he's been traveling nearly every day in hopes of exploring his options.
5 years ago

Another SPD officer enters the race for Seattle City Council

SPD officer Sergio Garcia is officially running for Seattle City Council in District 6, as the second cop to enter the race, and is motivated by homelessness, public safety, and the city's seeming inability to pay attention to the public's concerns.
5 years ago

Seattle council candidate motivated by homelessness

As Seattle small business owners deal with the homelessness crisis, more of them are jumping into the race for Seattle City Council. One of those business owners is Daniela Eng, who is running in the 7th District to fill the seat of the retiring Sally Bagshaw.
5 years ago

Edmonds study on ‘hidden homeless’ comes as surprise to locals

Edmonds City Councilman Dave Tietzel joined The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH to discuss what the new Edmonds’ homelessness study found.
5 years ago

New bill would tax vaporizers as if they were cigarettes

Rep. Jesse Young (R-26th) breaks down a bill that would tax vaporizers as if they were cigarettes. 
5 years ago

Seattle business owner may have to close Aurora shop due to upzoning changes

Russ Saunders of Handy Andy Rent-A-Tool is one of numerous business owners along Aurora who believe the city's upzoning policies fail to understand the character of the neighborhood, and make it difficult for a business like his to exist. He may end up closing up shop as a result.
5 years ago

Lt. Brendan Kolding on why he left SPD to run for Seattle City Council

Seattle Police Lieutenant Brendan Kolding discusses why he quit the Seattle Police Department to pursue a District 1 campaign for city council.
5 years ago

Bowers looking to ‘root out corruption’ with Sawant ethics complaint

Council candidate Logan Bowers filed an ethics complaint against District 3 incumbent Kshama Sawant, in an effort to 'root out corruption,' as he seeks to unseat her in 2019's heated council race.
5 years ago

Seattle pays $3,500 to settle one of two public meeting lawsuits

The City of Seattle is paying $3,500 to settle one of two lawsuits alleging the City Council violated public meetings laws when it repealed its controversial head tax.
5 years ago

Bellevue official: One reason why Amazon is crossing Lake Washington

Bellevue City Councilmember Jared Nieuwenhuis joined The Jason Rantz Show to discuss the massive shift of jobs and why it's occurring.
5 years ago

Rep. Rodgers on Inslee, and her vote against Trump’s emergency declaration

McMorris Rodgers (R-WA 5th District) discusses her vote to deny Trump an emergency declaration at the border, weighs in on Inslee running for president and reacts to the Michael Cohen testimony. 
5 years ago

Decoding the lengthy saga to lower state car tab fees

Expensive car tab fees have been a hot-button issue for those in the Puget Sound region, and now, three separate bills are looking to address it in different ways.
5 years ago

Fill in the blanks: Jay Inslee’s presidential announcement

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee is likely to announce his presidential run "shortly." How do you think his official statement will read? Try our fill-in-the-blank Inslee speech.
5 years ago

Senator taking on digital privacy rights with Washington Privacy Act

State senator Reuven Carlyle is taking on digital privacy rights for consumers with the Washington Privacy Act. Will Google and Facebook try to oppose it?
5 years ago

Rep. Bill Jenkin returns to work just three weeks after heart attack

Representative Bill Jenkin (R-Prosser) recently suffered a heart attack, went through quadruple bypass surgery and then returned to work just three weeks later.
5 years ago

Should Washington state look at a regional minimum wage?

A state representative is looking to change the way Washington looks at its minimum wage requirements. But can it actually work?
5 years ago

Meet the 19-year-old running for Seattle City Council

Ethan Hunter is a 19-year-old who's running for Seattle City Council, hoping to take over Rob Johnson's seat in District 4.
5 years ago

National Guard sent to aid North Bend socked in by snow

The city of North Bend remains buried under up to three feet of snow, and now the National Guard and Eastside Fire are being mobilized to help.
5 years ago

SeaTac mayor attacked by local media for being a Trump supporter

SeaTac mayor Erin Sitterley has been strongly cticized by The Stranger and King County Democrats merely for being a Trump supporter.
5 years ago