By Cindy Alia 1/26/26

SB 5609 Regarding cultural resource protection for certain land use activities that are categorically exempt from the state environmental policy act.  Send a comment to your legislators here. Or call 800 562 6000 and register your comment.  

This bill reduces exemptions that have been in place for development of private property, expanding the types of projects that will need extensive evaluation before permitting would be allowed.

Bill Overview

By Cindy Alia 1/21/26

Agency Overload Part 2

Here are additional Proposed Bills that will result in agency overload and diminished oversight of taxpayer dollars!  Prospective property owners heads up!

Always call the legislative hotline with the bill number and your comment!  800 562 6000

These Bills Need Your Attention to Prevent Escalating Taxation and Costs of Living. 

By Cindy Alia 1/16/26

Ecology's unsurprising over-reach in interpreting incorrectly a federal law about stream tempuratures applying it to non fish bearing streams thereby expanding no touch buffers in forestry.

Credit to Washington Forest Protection Association

By Cindy Alia 1/14/26

HB 2294 Prohibiting negative use restrictions on real property that have the effect of limiting consumer access to food and medicine.  Is another leap for the Socialist Nanny State to make sure Private Property Owners behave exactly as the bil sponsors imagine they should for the benefit of those living nearby that property for the purpose of maintaining or increasing food and medicine access.  

The bill directly interferes with property rights through eliminating negative use restrictions for a property agreement.  Here is an overview of concerns with this prohibitive bill:

I. Introduction: Overview of Concerns with the Proposed Bill

By Cindy Alia 1/5/26

Concise Analysis of HB 2089 (Wildfire Alleviation Support Act) –

The Core Change:

Effective July 1, 2026, the bill amends RCW 82.04.29005 by removing the "located in more than ten states" qualifier for banking institutions. This eliminates the B&O tax deduction for interest on residential first mortgages (previously available to lenders operating in 10 or fewer states), subjecting all such interest income to Washington's B&O tax at the service rate (~1.5–1.8%).

Stated Intent vs. Actual Effect –

12/4/2025

By Cindy Alia

The idea of an unconstitutional income tax on Washington's citizens is especially daunting when viewed from to lens of those already over taxed and over burdened.  We all want to keep more of the money we earn, but taxation especially stings and hits hard when it is collected then wasted by poor oversight, lack of meaningful auditing, and self serving programs.  People are aware of these faults and at some point will vote with their feet, increased taxation feeds this behavior.

December 4, 2025

By Dominique Scarimbolo, CAPR King County President

King County’s Outside Counsel Monopoly: How Taxpayer Dollars Are Used to Block Taxpayers

Through extensive public-records requests, CAPR has uncovered a deeply troubling pattern inside King County government: the County has spent over $56 million on outside legal counsel since the year 2000—despite already employing hundreds of attorneys in-house.

The records we obtained show 20,334 payments to 1,607 different payees, with a staggering $43.6 million (about 78%) of all spending going to 629 private law firms. These are not small solo practices—many are major institutional firms with the staff, resources, and litigation power normally needed to stand up to government agencies.

By Cindy Alia 1/16/26

Update on the Robert Greiff Water Rights Case

Credit to Don Jenkins and Mathew Weaver, Capital Press

Ecology Not Telling Lawmakers Whole Story About Farmer Consultant Says

Posted by Cindy Alia 11/21/2025

Featured Guest Writer Steve Busch

An article from the OMOTS Website 

By Cindy Alia 11/21/2025

Media is quick to publish stories related to the phrase "food deserts" and blaming it for the most part on evil corporations that market foods.  There are a lot of reasons for the so called food deserts, including corporate decision making on the vialbility of certain locations impacted by crime, theft, or other societal ills that make doing business at a given location that is unpoliced too much of a business challenge.