Author: Calley Hair
Former acting SecDef issues early endorsement for Congress
A former acting defense secretary under Donald Trump’s administration endorsed Republican Joe Kent’s bid for Congress this week. Christopher Miller, who served as Trump’s acting secretary of defense for the last […]
Lawmakers ask for end to ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order
State GOP lawmakers sent a letter to top legislators this week asking for their help to get Gov. Jay Inslee to cool it with the State of Emergency. Washington’s been under […]
Sen. Rivers uses R-word slur in public hearing
Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, used a slur that denigrates people with mental disabilities during a public hearing in the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee on Wednesday. “There’s no […]
Congressional candidate weighs in on Dr. Seuss, pancake mix and Hitler
On Wednesday, congressional candidate Heidi St. John posted a video to her Facebook page captioned “The WOKE crisis...” in which she asked her followers if they’d watched the Grammy Awards […]
Herrera Beutler called ‘undaunted’ in New York Times profile
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler was profiled by The New York Times on Friday in a piece that described the Republican congresswoman from Battle Ground as “undaunted” in its headline. The article […]
Trump calls out Herrera Beutler by name in CPAC speech
Republicans’ ire with Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler apparently goes all the way to the top, at least in the faction of the party that remains aligned with former President Donald […]
Democrat to throw his hat into the ring for Congress
A Democrat is planning to join the candidates already gearing up to win the voters of Washington’s 3rd Congressional District in 2022. Brent Hennrich, of Vancouver, told me over the phone […]
Herrera Beutler urges Biden to adopt a more ambitious school plan
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, joined the chorus of Republicans at the federal level who are urging President Joe Biden to adopt a more ambitious plan for reopening schools. She […]
Proposed bill would provide free menstrual hygiene products for WA students
A bipartisan bill cosponsored by two lawmakers from Clark County would require schools to provide their students with free menstrual products, following the example of states like California, Illinois, New […]
Herrera Beutler urges Biden to deny federal post for former state ESD head
Washington state’s congressional Republicans wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to reconsider the appointment of Suzi LeVine -- who until last week served as head of the […]