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Inslee, washington education...
Jason Rantz Show

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.
8 years ago
washington privacy act...
Jason Rantz Show

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?
8 years ago
homeless, affordable housing...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Democrats try to legalize lawless homeless encampments statewide

Ridiculously pleased by Seattle’s institutional legalization of camping out wherever homeless individuals choose, state Democrats hope to bring out-of-control encampments statewide.
8 years ago
bill jenkin...
Jason Rantz Show

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.
8 years ago
college...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Legislation to mandate conservative hires at public schools is misguided

A Republican state senator is introducing legislation to mandate 25 percent of new hires at public college campuses in Washington go to conservatives.
8 years ago
seattle cooks...
Tom Amato

Amato: Understaffed Seattle restaurants don’t tell the whole story

Seattle's restaurant staffing shortage is something many cities deal with. More than that, it's something that doesn't tell the whole story of the city's restaurant industry.
8 years ago
levies, Holocaust...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Politician compared Trump admin to Nazis, could now craft Holocaust education

The state politician who compared the Trump administration to Nazi Germany could guide Washington state’s Holocaust curriculum for schools. Speaking as a Jew, this is abhorrent.
8 years ago
durkan...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Mayor Durkan’s own Green New Deal annoys just about everyone

Mayor Jenny Durkan, desperate to be seen as Progressive by a base she will rely on to expand her political career, announced her own eco-friendly plans.
8 years ago
minimum wage seattle...
Jason Rantz Show

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?
8 years ago
council, seattle...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: This Seattle Council has never been more dangerous than now

If you greeted the news of four current council members ditching re-election, it’s time to return to reality. We now have one of the most dangerous City Council's Seattle has ever had.
8 years ago
seattle city council...
Jason Rantz Show

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.
8 years ago
Edmonds Bakery, Build That Wall...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: City of Edmonds tries to silence ‘Build the Wall’ baker, then lies about

The City of Edmonds has posted a message that could have a chilling effect on all political speech and how that government interacts with small businesses.
8 years ago
Ted Bundy...
Tom Amato

Amato: ‘The Ted Bundy Tapes’ gives a serial killer exactly what he wanted

Throughout a new Netflix documentary, it’s obvious that notorious serial killer Ted Bundy craves media attention. But should we be giving it to him?
8 years ago
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, stat of the city...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Mayor Durkan announced gun storage law without any enforcement plan

Seattle’s new gun storage legislation, now in effect, was pitched as a way to keep guns out of the hands of bad guys and make us safer. Only, Mayor Jenny Durkan has absolutely no plan on how Seattle Police will enforce it.
8 years ago
National Guard sent into North Bend...
Jason Rantz Show

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.
8 years ago
Erin Sitterley, trump...
Jason Rantz Show

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.
8 years ago
Bob Ferguson, daca, contraception, ghost guns...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Bob Ferguson threatens sheriffs over guns, but gives pass to Seattle heroin sites

Sheriffs, you better enforce the constitutionally questionable 1639 or you’ll be held liable. But Seattle city officials? Go ahead and ignore the law. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson probably doesn't like this comparison.
8 years ago
Jay Inslee, I-976...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Gov. Inslee to use snow, National Guard for presidential political gain

A recent press conference from Gov. Jay Inslee hinted an odd potential narrative for his run at the White House in 2020.
8 years ago
snow seattle...
Jason Rantz Show

How are businesses faring during Seattle’s snowstorm?

We spoke to a few neighborhood businesses on Eastlake to see how they're faring during the snowstorm, and it turns out that coffee and pastries are as essential as shovels.
8 years ago
bus...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: When it snows in Seattle, King County Metro just abandons you

A key talking point for King County Metro - and extremist urbanists - is that you can ditch your car and Metro will take care of you. Unless it snows.
8 years ago
neo nazi poster, NCAA...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Council candidate blames UW death on ‘white masculinity’ then fundraises off it

A 19-year-old woman died at UW after slipping on ice. Then one Seattle City Council candidate blamed a Facebook meme page and “white masculinity” for the tragedy.
8 years ago
SDOT snow response...
Tom Amato

Where was SDOT in the snow on Monday?

Where was SDOT while Eastlake Avenue in Seattle was basically a giant slip-n-slide? Not out salting roads or plowing snow, at least until after any work was needed on Wednesday.
8 years ago
patriot prayer, joey gibson...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: UW tried to derail Republican group speech at last minute

The conservative saga at the University of Washington adds another chapter as college Republicans attempt to plan a speech by Joey Gibson. Officials, however, have been less than helpful.
8 years ago
shapiro...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Gonzaga relents, permits Ben Shapiro to appear on campus after ban

After an appeal, Gonzaga University has relented, and will allow KTTH host and conservative speaker Ben Shapiro to appear on campus for a speech sponsored by the college Republican group.
8 years ago
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