The Ferguson police fund was the cornerstone of Bob Ferguson’s 2024 campaign for governor. Specifically, he vowed to secure $100 million to hire more police officers in a state that ranks dead last in officers per capita. Furthermore, he kept that promise — securing the money through House Bill 2015 in 2025. The problem is…
The Seattle homeless industrial complex spends more than $600 million a year across overlapping city, county, and regional agencies. Specifically, Seattle’s Human Services Department alone runs a $421 million 2026 budget, and the King County Regional Homelessness Authority adds another $205 million. Furthermore, the region’s homeless population rose to more than 16,000 in the 2024…
The Sound Transit shortfall has reached $34.5 billion over the next two decades. Specifically, the agency cannot afford to build the full light rail system that Puget Sound voters approved in 2016. Furthermore, a plan headed for a May 28 board vote would defer the Ballard extension and delay other promised projects. The Ballard project…
The I-5 homeless industrial complex spans three West Coast metros connected by a single freeway. Specifically, the Portland metro spent over $700 million on homelessness in a single year. Seattle’s Human Services Department runs a $421 million 2026 budget. Furthermore, Los Angeles County approved a $908 million homeless services spending plan for 2025-26. That is…
Former Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers player Joel Rufus French was sentenced May 7, 2026 to 16 years and 4 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $197 million Medicare and CHAMPVA fraud scheme. Furthermore, the operation targeted some of America’s most vulnerable people — elderly Americans with Alzheimer’s and dementia, and the families…
