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Fox News
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
FREE SPEECH SHUTDOWN: Jason Rantz Weighs in on SHOCKING Attack on Free Speech in WA Legislature
Jason Rantz, host of The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH in Seattle and author of What's Killing America , joined The Guy Benson Show today via Comrex to expose a series of radical moves by Washington State Democrats. Rantz detailed how lawmakers used a brand new loophole to shut down debate on a pro-parent bill as it was introduced in the Washington legislature. The same bill has also been prevented from being added to a ballot, but the story continues to be avoided by mainstream media. Rantz also blasted a recent CNN soundbite that Republicans are the primary drivers of political violence, pointing to left-wing attacks on Tesla dealerships and others in recent memory. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast below:
Fox News
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Seattle Community Coffee Event Cancelled Because the Owner is a… Conservative Pastor? Jason Rantz Weighs In
Jason Rantz, host of The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH 770AM/94.5 FM in Seattle/Tacoma and author of What's Killing America , joined The Guy Benson Show to discuss the absurd cancellation of a 'Coffee with a Cop' event in Shoreline, Washington, simply because the coffee shop owner is a conservative pastor. Rantz and the crew also joked about producer Christine's hypothetical trip to Seattle to crash at his place. Plus, he weighed in on the activists ramping up their attacks against Tesla owners and dealerships. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast below:
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Seattle-area 'Coffee with a Cop' event canceled after shop owner's Christian views attract LGBTQ backlash
A Seattle suburb canceled its upcoming "Coffee with a Cop" event after it faced protests because of the coffee shop owner's Christian beliefs. Seattle radio host Jason Rantz reported that the city of Shoreline, Washington, canceled the community event, which aims to strengthen the relationship between police officers and residents, after the city's Facebook page was flooded with negative comments from liberals upset that Pilgrim Coffeehouse would host the event. Pilgrim Coffeehouse is owned by Keith Carpenter, head pastor of Epic Life Church. The church states it believes marriage is between "one man and one woman" on its website. Commenters vowed to hold a protest and one even called for the coffee shop to leave the city, saying that Carpenter's views on marriage did not align with the progressive city's ideals. Pro-police Coffee Shop Owner Wins $4 Million In Free Speech Suit Against University Officials "Picked the Christian homophobic coffee house!" an account called "Sounder Sam" posted under the city's venue announcement. The same person alerted the community that a "pro LGBTQIA2S+ protest" was planned outside the coffee house the morning of the event. Read On The Fox News App Other comments accused the city of picking a "bigoted" and "anti-LGBTQIA+" venue and demanded it be hosted elsewhere. In response to the backlash, Shoreline abruptly canceled the event, Rantz reported. "It was neither the department's nor the City's intent to make any community member feel unwelcome based on the selection of the event venue and the values that the venue may or may not hold. When planning future events, we will be more intentional with our venue selection," Shoreline City Hall wrote in a March 12 statement posted to Facebook. The cancelation announcement was met with mostly positive comments. "Thank you, Shoreline!!!! My family feels a little bit safer in our neighborhood now thanks to this decision," one comment under the City Hall Facebook post read. Another said, "Thank you for listening and doing the right thing." Carpenter also responded to the cancelation post by outlining all the ways his church helps the needy in the community and pledging that everyone would be treated with respect and dignity at his coffee shop. He also spoke out against the cancellation in an interview with Rantz. "It is a form of discrimination, for sure," Carpenter told the radio host, adding that he didn't want to play "the victim card." Trump Announces Executive Order Creating Task Force To 'Eradicate Anti-christian Bias' Carpenter said he could deal with online backlash but that there were also "blatant lies" being spread about his church and coffee shop. "We serve anybody who walks in the door. I don't even know (if they're LGBT). We don't ask questions. So it's like a non-starter for us, because nobody's asking questions at the door. Anybody who walks in that space will get the same exact beautiful, generous, generously hospitable treatment. And probably the best cup they'll have all month or all year," he told Rantz. He said it didn't "make a lot of sense" that the city would exclude his business from participating in the event while at the same time touting its inclusive values. "It basically says, 'We don't want Pilgrim Coffeehouse in our city,' and putting it out there publicly," Carpenter told Rantz. "It's completely opposite than [the]message they're trying to say about inclusivity. It's the opposite of that, and it's hard. It's hard as a business," he added. A spokesperson for the City of Shoreline told Fox News Digital, "The City is committed to being a welcoming place for all people, no matter who they are or what they believe." "The work of local government is mostly focused on the basics—it is potholes, sidewalks, and public safety. Coffee with a Cop is supposed to be a place where law enforcement can talk with residents about law enforcement in Shoreline. When the March 26 event got caught up in issues other than public safety, it could no longer serve its purpose and was canceled. Moving forward, we will only host these events at public facilities," the spokesperson added. Carpenter did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for article source: Seattle-area 'Coffee with a Cop' event canceled after shop owner's Christian views attract LGBTQ backlash
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘This is catastrophic': Seattle payroll tax revenues $47M short as jobs leave city
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released his payroll expense tax (PET) report for 2024 Tuesday, and its projections came up nearly $50 million short. 'Today's announcement that PET revenues collected in 2024 were $47 million lower than projected requires action to ensure our budget remains balanced,' Harrell explained in a statement. Harrell said that his 2025 budget proposal was based on the projections from the independent Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts. But since they got it wrong, the mayor said for the 2026 budget, 'my office will consider all options, including additional revenue sources and appropriate expense reductions, to ensure we are making the priority investments and funding the essential services that matter to our residents.' Did the payroll expense tax push jobs out of Seattle? The payroll tax is levied on large corporations in the city, like Amazon and Expedia. Such a steep revenue forecast error suggests high-paying companies or their jobs are leaving the city. It's precisely why KTTH host Jason Rantz called the news 'catastrophic' in a thread on X. 'What people haven't realized yet—but soon will—is that the sharp drop in payroll expense tax revenue means jobs are leaving Seattle,' Rantz explained. 'The whole point of the PET was to squeeze 'free' money out of businesses because the city arrogantly assumed it held all the cards. But what did PET actually do? It pushed Amazon jobs to Bellevue, kept employees working from home (and out of Seattle), and helped fuel layoffs at companies hit hardest by the tax—like Expedia.' Jobs are leaving Seattle Even Harrell acknowledged, 'This decrease in revenue is aligned with recent reports of major employers moving thousands of high-paying jobs out of Seattle to other cities in our region.' 'Large corporations should pay their fair share and we should be wary when they use job placements to avoid paying funding that our communities rely on, but we also must recognize businesses will make choices based on their bottom line,' Harrell wrote in his statement. 'We need to design our tax policies with the full context of our economy and a comprehensive view that ensures we raise the revenue needed to support all of our residents in a progressive way, aligned with our values.' Rantz called Harrell's response 'strategically naïve.' 'Businesses pay far more than their fair share and offer Seattleites high salaries that the city uses on wasteful, ineffective programs,' Rantz explained. 'Harrell knows big business already pays 'their fair share' but offers his silly quote to try to villainize them, while lionizing his own efforts to go after the businesses he pretends are greedy. But he's the greedy one: he wants more money that he didn't earn so he can continue to misspend it. And he'll target businesses as greedy or deceitful so it can help his re-election campaign.' He noted that the Seattle payroll tax idea may go statewide with the budget proposal from Washington Democrats. What's next? Republican State Rep. Chris Corry of Yakima took notice of the payroll woes in Seattle. He posted, 'Paging literally everyone in Olympia.' Not everyone sees this as 'catastrophic,' though. Newsradio Political Analyst Matt Markovich says the revenue drop is 'concerning,' but notes that the $47 million can be made up in the next budget cycle.
Fox News
13-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Jason Rantz: 'Democrats Believe They Know How to Parent a Child Better Than the Child's Actual Parents'
Jason Rantz, Seattle-based radio host of The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH 770AM/94.5 FM and author of What's Killing America, joined The Guy Benson Show to discuss the latest wave of radical policies by Democrats in Washington state and beyond. Rantz broke down the shocking appointment of a leftist trans activist and OnlyFans sex worker to the Lynwood City Council, a move that sparked outrage, causing the activist to step down. Rantz also took aim at the media's meltdown over every government worker firing under DOGE and the Trump administration. Plus, Guy and Rantz discussed a disturbing new bill from Washington Democrats that would offer free rent and early release for violent felons–including child molesters and murderers. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast:
