Loren Culp says he ll run against Newhouse, who has a spine made of jelly
Gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp says he will challenge a fellow Republican in next year’s primary for a seat in the U.S. House.
Culp, who lost to Gov. Jay Inslee in the November election, joined KTTH’s Jason Rantz Show to discuss his campaign.
“(U.S. Rep. Dan) Newhouse has been a Congressman for a long time and he represents a very conservative district … and for him to join the radical Left Democrats and vote to impeach the President of the United States, a fellow Republican, one of the greatest presidents in my lifetime, him a Ronald Reagan (I supported both of them, I support the America-first agenda), and for Newhouse to turn his back on his conservative constituents, which there are many … that just shows what Newhouse is made of. He’s got a spine made of jelly. I d
Businesses are allowed to remain open at 50% capacity in Phase 3. (MyNorthwest photo)
On Tuesday, Snohomish County Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters warned county residents that the region is on the brink of rolling back to Phase 2 in May. County Councilmember Nate Nehring spoke to KTTH’s Jason Rantz Show to address why he thinks that may not be the right move for local businesses.
In order to remain in Phase 3, large counties need to have 200 or fewer new cases per 100,000 residents over two weeks, and five or fewer hospitalizations per 100,000 residents over the past week. Snohomish County has now crested one of those thresholds, sitting at 205 new cases per 100,000, and is nearing the hospitalization limit at 4.6 per 100,000.
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Debate begins this week as supporters are launching campaigns to encourage Congress to pass the “For the People Act” or H.R. 1 which aims to change national voting laws.
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman tells KTTH’s Jason Rantz Show the Evergreen state already has automatically registration for people that get an enhanced drivers license, and pre-registers 16 and 17 year olds. We also have same-day voter registration.
“The problem with H.R. 1, for even Washington, is that it is so prescriptive, it’s going to force us to have to make changes to our system,” Wyman said, adding that being out of compliance would mean “tons of litigation in 2022.”
City clears homeless encampment near Seattle middle school
A homeless encampment at Miller Park near Meany Middle School. (Photo: Jason Rantz)
Seattle city officials have completely cleared a homeless encampment previously located at Miller Playfield near Capitol Hill’s Meany Middle School.
A notice was posted on Wednesday ordering anyone camped out in the area to “remove all personal property” by 9 a.m. on Friday. Then on Thursday, the mayor’s office released an update saying that 30 people who had been camped out in Miller Park had been successfully referred to shelter.
On Friday morning, city staff and contracted outreach workers arrived at the park, and contacted with eight additional people on-site. Of those, five had previously been living in the encampment, while three were said to have “arrived more recently.”
Appeals court upholds firing of SPD officer who punched handcuffed suspect
Adley Shepherd talks with Jason Rantz on KTTH. (Jason Rantz)
An appeals court ruled Monday to uphold a 2019 King County Superior Court decision to fire Seattle Police Officer Adley Shepherd.
The saga with Shepherd dates back to 2014, when dash camera footage showed him punching a drunk, handcuffed woman in the back of his patrol car, after she had kicked him while she was being forced into the vehicle. He was then terminated by then-Chief Kathleen O’Toole for violating SPD’s use of force policy, before a three-member disciplinary review board (DRB) overturned his firing, instead giving him a 15-day suspension.