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Jeff Rhodes
Vice President for News and Information
Jeff is a native of West Virginia and a graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in journalism. He served in the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis, Wash., as a broadcast journalist and has worked at a number of newspapers in West Virginia and Washington.
Most recently, he spent 11 years as editor of the Port Orchard (Wash.) Independent, which earned the 2011 Washington Newspaper Publishers’ Association’s General Excellence Award as the top community newspaper in Washington.
Previously, he was editor of the Business Examiner newspaper in Tacoma, Wash., for seven years.
Jeff lives in Lacey; he and his wife have grown twin daughters.
Appeals Court Rejects Seattle Income Tax, Setting Up Supreme Court Battle with Statewide Implications
Opponents of Seattle’s scheme to impose an income tax on its high earners were handed a less-than-satisfying victory on July 15 when an appellate court ruling struck down the ordinance solely on constitutional grounds, leaving open the possibility of an appeal to the Washington State Supreme Court
WSJ rightly credits Freedom Foundation for crackdown on Medicaid dues skimming
Giving credit where it’s due, the Wall Street Journal on July 3 published a story about the Trump administration’s decision to more rigorously enforce a long-ignored federal law making it illegal for states to deduct union dues on behalf of homecare providers being compensated by Medicaid.
Independence Day Is No Time to Define Patriotism Down
A retired public employee from Tacoma named Sherry Conway on June 20 posted a comment to the Facebook page hosted by the Northwest Accountability Project criticizing those who help fund the Freedom Foundation’s activities.
Laura Ingraham to Highlight Freedom Foundation Annual Banquet
Freedom Foundation members and supporters will be treated to an evening with one of the nation’s most respected — and listened to — conservative voices at the organization’s 2019 annual banquet.
Memorial Day: A Tribute to Heroes and The Freedoms They Died to Preserve
At the Freedom Foundation, we revere all who knowingly put themselves in harm’s way to defend the liberty we hold dear. Just as importantly, we recognize the stoic courage of their friends and loved ones who, in their own way, shoulder the same awesome responsibility.
Legal Powerhouses Urge SCOTUS to Consider Freedom Foundation Appeal
The Freedom Foundation makes more than powerful arguments. It makes powerful friends, too, and the latter may just be enough to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the former.
President Trump Tweets Out Article About Medicaid Reform Championed by Freedom Foundation
President Trump didn’t make it to the White House leaving it to the mainstream media to tell his story. Starting during the campaign and continuing through his term so far, he’s made a confounding habit of going over their heads and directly to millions of Am
Ochoa Gets Justice; Freedom Foundation Gets Another Union Check for SEIU’s Misdeeds
Ochoa, a Spokane homecare provider, opted out of SEIU 775 shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2014 ruling in Harris v. Quinn struck down mandatory dues and fees for Medicaid-reimbursed caregivers and childcare providers.
Unions Attack Freedom Foundation Outreach in Public Hearing On HB-2016
A bill that could fairly be characterized as a union wish-list had its second hearing on April 18 in the Oregon State Legislature, this time in the Senate Committee on Workforce.
Hearing on HB 2016 Characterized by Union Lies, Political Indifference
Recently, the Freedom Foundation published a blog about on House Bill 2016, which is quite literally the unions’ scheme for returning to their pre-Janus status in a post-Janus Oregon.
