This summer, the Indivisible Tri-Cities Elections Team asked Tri-Cities residents to submit the questions they wanted congressional candidates to answer. From those submissions, we selected six community questions and sent the same questions to all 11 candidates running for Washington’s 4th Congressional District seat. Seven candidates responded! Every response has been published exactly as received, without editing, so voters can hear directly from the candidates in their o

⛽🛒 What gets cut first when your gas tank starts competing with your grocery list? For many families, affordability is not an abstract issue. It is the extra stop to find cheaper gas. It is putting fewer gallons in the tank. It is sticking closely to a grocery list, skipping a meal out, or delaying a purchase that can wait. A recent AP News article looks at how higher fuel prices and the rising cost of everyday essentials are forcing more Americans to rethink how they spend

🌎🔬 This week, the Indivisible Tri-Cities Values Series is focusing on Science. Climate science helps communities prepare, respond, and stay safe. An E&E News by POLITICO article highlights concerns from scientists that cuts to federal climate research, data systems, and weather monitoring programs could make it harder for communities to prepare for extreme weather, heat waves, sea-level rise, crop losses, and pollution-related health risks. Science gives us information we c