The Plot They Almost Pulled Off
When Congress tried to slip a “judicial gag rule” into H.R. 1, it nearly succeeded. Section 70302 would have blocked courts from enforcing rulings against the President — and Rep. Baumgartner helped it get there.
Grant Fredericks
The Day the Airwaves Were Cut: Public Media Just Lost Its Lifeline in Rural Washington
UPDATE – July 17: Today, the U.S. Senate followed the House in voting to slash funding for NPR, PBS, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The final blow came despite months of warnings from journalists, educators, and rural broadcasters who know exactly what’s at stake. With this vote, Congress
Far-Right Policy. Local Waters. One Line of Defense.
PFAS levels 5,000% above normal. EPA partners vanishing. And a river still carrying the burden. As federal enforcement fades, Spokane’s defenders are left fighting upstream — against policy rollbacks, toxic runoff, and a system designed to look away.
He Said It Was About Energy Security. Then He Cut the Power to the Future.
Farmers in Lincoln and Columbia Counties were building a clean energy future — until H.R. 1 cut the legs out from under them. What Rep. Baumgartner voted for is already stalling projects and driving up rural energy costs.
This Is Our Country Too
A Fourth of July Reflection from WA‑5
On this day, across hills and valleys, city blocks and gravel roads, the sky above Eastern Washington fills with the sound of memory. Flags wave in Republic and Rosalia, in Pullman and Pomeroy. In Spokane’s Riverfront Park, families gather by the
This Land Is Us: A Rural County Fought Back Against Washington, D.C. and Won
Where Neighbors Still Show Up
At the Republic Library on a weekday morning, someone is always stopping by. A teacher drops off flyers for the summer reading program. A teenager scrolls through job listings on the public Wi-Fi. Children gather around bins of Legos and puzzles while quiet conversation drifts
Birthright Citizenship Makes Washington Strong
One Birth, Two Futures
In a quiet delivery room in Spokane, a baby enters the world. Same nurses, same hospital, same breath drawn into life, as all other babies born here. But under a new federal order, that baby’s right to be American now depends not on where they