Why aren’t media members doing their job by asking elected Democrat officials if they support the actions of their party Chair Tina Podlodowski (who is assisting the candidacy of the extremist Seattle City Attorney candidate Nicole Thomas Kennedy) or the actions of two former Democrat governors (who endorsed moderate Ann Davison in the race)?  If Washington State Republican Chair Caleb Heimlich supported a candidate with such extreme views as Thomas Kennedy, and if former GOP state officials Rob McKenna and Dan Evans had endorsed the extremist candidate’s opponent, the state’s media would rightfully be asking other Republican officials and candidates to take a public stand on the division within their party.  Yet, the media doesn’t believe the public should know if Governor Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson (the two elected officials most responsible for our state’s public safety) support the actions of their party chair to promote the extremist Thomas Kennedy and her radical anti-police views or do they support the actions of two former Washington State governors. (Click to read full Shift article)

Puget Sound commuters will face long lines at ferry terminals starting this weekend thanks to Governor Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate which has forced the Washington State Ferries to drastically reduce sailings on five routes due to the lack of qualified personnel.  Starting on Saturday, the Mukilteo-Clinton, Edmonds-Kingston, Seattle-Bainbridge, Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth, and the Anacortes-San Juan Islands routes will each lose one vessel from their sailings. The Bremerton-Seattle route was already one vessel down due to an engine fire on the M/V Wenatchee last spring. A spokesperson for the ferry system said these moves are temporary, but no end date has been announced.

Governor Inslee’s vaccine mandate requires all state employees (including ferry workers) to be fully vaccinated by next Monday, or they will be removed from their jobs. Also Governor Inslee said in a statement last week that he was looking into short-term, medium-term, and long-term solutions to the on-going staffing crisis within the state ferry system, though he has yet to announce what they will be. Maybe Inslee’s “solutions” are stuck in a ferry line somewhere. (Seattle Times)

Several Washington State rest stops will be closed due to staffing shortages as the result of Governor Inslee’s vaccine mandate and other locations have had problems with homeless encampments. The Washington State Department of Transportation has not provided a list of all closures and has only said the state will reopen the rest stops sometime next year. Maybe Inslee is working on that list after he finishes the ferry solutions he’s updating. (KGMI Radio)

House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox blames Governor Inslee’s continued use of emergency powers (for almost 600 days!) as one of the key reasons why many Washington residents are resisting the state’s mandates on face masks and vaccine.  Representative Wilcox stated in his email update to his 2^nd Legislative District constituents that there are times when the governor needs to have emergency powers, such as to protect citizens during a natural disaster or a terrorist attack, but Governor Inslee has long surpassed that period of urgency. “One person should not be able to act unilaterally for months or years on end without input from all three branches of government. One reason why there’s so much turmoil and distrust at the moment is because people feel like their voice doesn’t matter. They don’t recognize or like what’s going on with their government. That’s why emergency powers reform will continue to be one of our top agenda items going forward.”  (J.T. Wilcox Legislative Update)

Fox 13 reporter Brandi Kruse revealed that extremist Seattle City Attorney candidate Nicole Thomas Kennedy’s campaign manager is just as violent and extreme as her boss (based on their Twitter accounts) and that the Washington State Democrat Party refuses to condemn her views.  This is especially noteworthy, since one of campaign manager’s tweets wished the Democrats’ nominee for president was dead.  Among the many tweets from Tye Reed which wished harm upon police officers and public officials is one directly aimed at then-candidate Joe Biden. The Democrat presidential nominee had just completed a speech regarding the public outrage over the killing of George Floyd. Reed’s tweet states, “His (Biden’s) pretty words aren’t stopping the police from beating our asses so the unity bullsh*t is wasted breath.  Hopefully his last.” The Washington State Democrat Party was given the opportunity to condemn these tweets and its leaders chose not to.  Imagine the outrage the State Democrats would have expressed if the campaign manager of Thomas Kennedy’s opponent had tweeted that they wished Joe Biden was no longer breathing.

Since the report was aired, Tye Reed has removed her Twitter account from public view.  Also, it is ironic that while Ms. Reed goes by the twitter handle “@themobilepauper,” campaign reports show she is making well over $6,000 a month to spout her nonsense – not exactly pauper wages. (Brandi Kruse Facebook video, Tye Reed Twitter page, and Washington State Public Disclosure Commission)

One of the two liberal activists arrested for attempting to derail trains in Whatcom County has been sentenced by a federal judge. The activist who plead guilty to charges of railroad violence was sentenced to six months of federal prison, followed by four months of home monitoring and three years of probation. Another liberal activist had her case go to trial and she was also found guilty. She will be sentenced in December. Surprisingly, local environmental groups have been quiet instead of condemning these violent acts committed on their behalf. (KGMI Radio)

Some of the initial first responders to the earliest known U.S. outbreak of the coronavirus, at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, are now asking city officials to help them keep their jobs being threatened by Governor Inslee’s vaccine mandate.  City of Redmond firefighters were on the scene at the local senior residence, helping transport some of the country’s first known COVID patients to the hospital in February 2020. Many of the firefighters also worked at drive-thru vaccination centers. It is estimated that approximately 20 of the Redmond Fire Department employees are refusing to be vaccinated. Many of the firefighters spoke at a recent Redmond City Council meeting, asking for the city’s assistance so they don’t lose their jobs when the vaccination deadline occurs next Monday.  City officials say they are currently working through the process and did not elaborate on what actions will be taken. (Seattle Times)

26 bus runs were canceled by King County Metro this morning and thus far there has been no explanation provided by transit officials.  It is not known if this is due to vaccine mandate related issues, similar to those impacting the state’s ferry system (see story above in the State section).  It is also not known if these cancelations will continue to occur.  (MyNorthwest)

While many in the teachers’ unions predicted COVID infection rates would increase once students returned to classrooms in the fall, data reveals that the infection rates among those under the age of 17 actually dropped in King County.  According to Seattle-King County Public health data, the infection rate for school age children dropped 6% when schools resumed in late August and early September. (KUOW Radio)

Whatcom County retailers are looking forward to the reopening of the Canadian border in early November, yet due to re-entry requirements, the merchants are not expecting an overnight rush of Canadian visitors.  Canadians coming into the United states will be required to have proof of vaccination along with their passport.  Yet in order to return back into Canada they will need to have proof of a negative-COVID test that is no older than 72 hours.  Bellingham area merchants believe many British Columbia residents are not willing to go through the extra hassle just to shop south of the border. (Bellingham Herald)

The City of Richland became the ninth Washington State city to ban a local income tax.  Unfortunately the city council’s actions from last month escaped our attention. The resolution to support the income tax ban included the statement, “Such a tax would be in direct conflict with the high value the City places on promoting economic development through the attraction and expansion of financially healthy, family wage-paying employers. Small businesses are the backbone of our local, regional, state, and national economy, and it is imperative that the City not put unnecessary hurdles in the way of their success.” (Washington Policy Center and City of Richland Resolution 105-21)

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