Politics

While more voters want to see Congress deal with illegal immigration, they’re less confident that President Trump and the new Democratic majority in the House can work together to achieve that goal.

The Yakima Chamber of Commerce is looking for a few good political candidates In particular, they want to help prepare savvy, business friendly folks to run for all levels of political service.

"Even if Rep. Ocasio-Cortez fails to pass a single bit of legislation, the news media will broadcast her voice, provide coaching, cover-up her faux pas, and keep her relevant until she is of age to run in six more years," columnist Tim Bryce warns.

How can two people reach such totally opposite conclusions about the appropriateness of the vast rewards of hard work and good fortune?

How about Howard Schultz for President and Jay Inslee as his Veep?

The Washington Legislature is now in session, hold on to your wallets, and your guns and your...well, you name it and there is a pretty good chance the democratically controlled House & Senate will probably want a chunk of it.

The annual Women's March in Yakima is scheduled for Saturday January 19th with hundreds of women expected to participate in what their facebook page says is an event "Affirming Women in Yakima and Central Washington.

Initiative 976, Tim Eyman's latest $30 car tab push, will get a look-over by the legislature before you get a chance to vote on it according to the Washington Secretary of State's Office.

We are one year away from the 2020 census and while Yakima residents and those in all other communities will be asked a battery of important questions, the question in the courts now is: Will we be asked to declare our citizenship status?

Here it is: Authorizing a feasibility study agreement for an outdoor community swimming pool at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.