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Please send a note to your legislators TODAY urging them to *OPPOSE* this dangerous bill that will make homeowners’ insurance more expensive and cause insurers to leave the state.
We cannot make it more difficult for insurers to use wildfire risk as an input in the creation of new policies!
We cannot make it more difficult for insurers to use wildfire risk as an input in the creation of new policies!
There’s a public hearing this Thursday on a bonkers bill, #SB5928, requested by our state Insurance Commissioner that would make it harder for insurers to adequately price insurance based on wildfire risk.
This bill could massively increase insurance rates for Washingtonians, and should be opposed.
This bill could massively increase insurance rates for Washingtonians, and should be opposed.
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Please send a note to your legislators TODAY urging them to *OPPOSE* this dangerous bill that will make homeowners’ insurance more expensive and cause insurers to leave the state.
We cannot make it more difficult for insurers to use wildfire risk as an input in the creation of new policies!
We cannot make it more difficult for insurers to use wildfire risk as an input in the creation of new policies!
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Good news: with almost all ballots counted, it looks like the Together Spokane package is on firm ground.
SCHOOL BOND (60% required):
Yes: 41,838 (61.82%)
No: 25,839 (38.18%)
PARK LEVY (50% required):
Yes: 35,793 (55.86%)
No: 28,283 (44.14%)
We are getting $450M in parks and schools investments!
SCHOOL BOND (60% required):
Yes: 41,838 (61.82%)
No: 25,839 (38.18%)
PARK LEVY (50% required):
Yes: 35,793 (55.86%)
No: 28,283 (44.14%)
We are getting $450M in parks and schools investments!
After three days of counting, it appears the $450 million Spokane Together bond-levy package is headed toward voter approval.
SCHOOLS BOND (60% required):
Yes: 34,238 (61.2%)
No: 21,749 (38.9%)
PARKS LEVY (50% required):
Yes: 29,210 (55.2%)
No: 23,734 (44.8%)
SCHOOLS BOND (60% required):
Yes: 34,238 (61.2%)
No: 21,749 (38.9%)
PARKS LEVY (50% required):
Yes: 29,210 (55.2%)
No: 23,734 (44.8%)
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Good news: with almost all ballots counted, it looks like the Together Spokane package is on firm ground.
SCHOOL BOND (60% required):
Yes: 41,838 (61.82%)
No: 25,839 (38.18%)
PARK LEVY (50% required):
Yes: 35,793 (55.86%)
No: 28,283 (44.14%)
We are getting $450M in parks and schools investments!
SCHOOL BOND (60% required):
Yes: 41,838 (61.82%)
No: 25,839 (38.18%)
PARK LEVY (50% required):
Yes: 35,793 (55.86%)
No: 28,283 (44.14%)
We are getting $450M in parks and schools investments!
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One CEO called the idea a “disgusting insult” and “economic genocide against the Gen Z generation.” 👀
@newsweek.com $XHB
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@newsweek.com $XHB
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November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
One CEO called the idea a “disgusting insult” and “economic genocide against the Gen Z generation.” 👀
@newsweek.com $XHB
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
@newsweek.com $XHB
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
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Terrific story by the @houstonchronicle.com on the Texas Floods and insurance. Not surprisingly, most people affected did not have flood insurance...a chronic nationwide issue that is only more important in light of FEMA pulling back on disaster assistance.
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Exclusive: Most Kerr County homes hit on July 4 had no flood insurance
Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.
www.houstonchronicle.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Terrific story by the @houstonchronicle.com on the Texas Floods and insurance. Not surprisingly, most people affected did not have flood insurance...a chronic nationwide issue that is only more important in light of FEMA pulling back on disaster assistance.
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
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Let’s talk about weather balloons—a.k.a. radiosondes—and why recent cuts to NWS staffing and balloon launch schedules are putting the public at risk (eg., Deaths in Texas). No satellite or model can replace what these humble balloons do. Here's why. 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Let’s talk about weather balloons—a.k.a. radiosondes—and why recent cuts to NWS staffing and balloon launch schedules are putting the public at risk (eg., Deaths in Texas). No satellite or model can replace what these humble balloons do. Here's why. 🧵
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We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
July 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
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Lennar, one of the largest U.S. homebuilders, has issued a drastic housing market warning
Excess inventory, Trump tariffs, consumer confidence, inflation, interest rates, affordability contributing to the problem
Anecdotally, my cousin who has a 13-year history with Lennar just got laid off
Excess inventory, Trump tariffs, consumer confidence, inflation, interest rates, affordability contributing to the problem
Anecdotally, my cousin who has a 13-year history with Lennar just got laid off
June 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Lennar, one of the largest U.S. homebuilders, has issued a drastic housing market warning
Excess inventory, Trump tariffs, consumer confidence, inflation, interest rates, affordability contributing to the problem
Anecdotally, my cousin who has a 13-year history with Lennar just got laid off
Excess inventory, Trump tariffs, consumer confidence, inflation, interest rates, affordability contributing to the problem
Anecdotally, my cousin who has a 13-year history with Lennar just got laid off
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"We had, I believe, a little over 90,000 people that received services from our food bank last year"
Spokane is a city of 230,000 people.
Spokane is a city of 230,000 people.
Food insecurity rising in Spokane County, hitting young people hardest
SPOKANE, Wash. — Food insecurity is rising in Spokane County for the first time in years.
www.kxly.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"We had, I believe, a little over 90,000 people that received services from our food bank last year"
Spokane is a city of 230,000 people.
Spokane is a city of 230,000 people.
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I love our city so much.
Latinos en Spokane, an eight-year-old amazing nonprofit org, is already looking to build a permanent home, and including housing, a community health clinic, and a market space.
Latinos en Spokane, an eight-year-old amazing nonprofit org, is already looking to build a permanent home, and including housing, a community health clinic, and a market space.
Latinos en Spokane envisions $10M community hub
Latinos en Spokane is in the early stages of planning a $10 million cultural center and affordable housing project that will create flexible space for the organization’s growing programs and build ove...
www.spokanejournal.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I love our city so much.
Latinos en Spokane, an eight-year-old amazing nonprofit org, is already looking to build a permanent home, and including housing, a community health clinic, and a market space.
Latinos en Spokane, an eight-year-old amazing nonprofit org, is already looking to build a permanent home, and including housing, a community health clinic, and a market space.
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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Everyone should watch this. Then share it with anyone who thinks these tariffs are a good idea and won’t crush small businesses.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIDAtyB...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIDAtyB...
April 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Everyone should watch this. Then share it with anyone who thinks these tariffs are a good idea and won’t crush small businesses.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIDAtyB...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIDAtyB...