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Democrats’ plan to revamp WA’s initiative process stirs backlash

January 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Democrats’ plan to revamp WA’s initiative process stirs backlash

Majority Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing changes they say will restore integrity to Washington’s venerable initiative process. Opponents contend the moves will effectively block residents’ direct path to the ballot to pass laws […]

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Governors association makes bipartisan plea for immigration enforcement ‘reset’

January 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Governors association makes bipartisan plea for immigration enforcement ‘reset’

OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of governors, led by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, is calling on the federal government to reassess their immigration enforcement policies.  Stitt, chair of the National Governors Association, and Maryland Gov. […]

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WA leaders prepare for possibility of immigration crackdown

January 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on WA leaders prepare for possibility of immigration crackdown

Washington’s governor on Monday painted a dire outlook of how clashes between federal immigration authorities and the state could unfold if a crackdown similar to the one in Minnesota hit here. Gov. Bob Ferguson said […]

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Complaint alleges WA Rep. Tarra Simmons misused $30,000 in campaign funds

January 25, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Complaint alleges WA Rep. Tarra Simmons misused $30,000 in campaign funds

A local group of Democrats in Kitsap County has filed an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons regarding a large donation she made to an out-of-state nonprofit to which she has personal ties. […]

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Shipyard pitches bringing back retired state ferries to bolster strained service

January 24, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Shipyard pitches bringing back retired state ferries to bolster strained service

Washington State Ferries is taking a hard look at a pitch from a shipyard owner to refurbish two of the state’s deteriorated retired ferries and return them to service under a long-term lease.  The novel […]

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Thursday 3/12

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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An amendment to the US Constitution must be ratified by what fraction of all the states?

An amendment to the United States Constitution must be ratified by three-fourths (3/4) of all the states. In the current 50-state union, this requires approval from 38 states for an amendment to become part of the Constitution.

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In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to move to the back of the bus?

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of going to the back of the bus, which was designated for African Americans, she sat in the front. When the bus started to fill up with white passengers, the bus driver asked Parks to move. She refused. Her resistance set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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Who does Eddie Murphy trade places with in the 1983 movie "Trading Places"?

In the 1983 film Trading Places, Eddie Murphy's character, a streetwise con artist named Billy Ray Valentine, trades places with an upper-class commodities broker named Louis Winthorpe III, played by Dan Aykroyd.

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What is the soft, triangular, fleshy part of the inside of a horse's hoof called?

The soft, triangular, fleshy part on the underside of a horse's hoof is called the frog. This V-shaped structure is located between the heel bulbs and extends toward the toe, typically occupying about 25% to 33% of the hoof's bottom surface.

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Woodrow Wilson kept a herd of what animal to cut the White House lawn?

During World War I (starting in 1918), President Woodrow Wilson kept a flock of sheep to graze on the White House lawn. The flock, which grew to 48 sheep at its peak, was used to save manpower, provide natural fertilizer, and raise over $50,000 for the Red Cross by auctioning their wool.

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