Jay Inslee will tell anyone that will listen that his fuel mandate is the best course for Washington State. How exactly a $1 plus per gallon increase in gas prices is supposed help our state’s economy … [Read more...]
Democrats Hate Jobs and are Doing Everything They Can to Destroy Them
It sounds like hyperbole, but it sure seems like Olympia Democrats are more interested in trying to kill jobs and pay off their political friends than they are in supporting the workers they claim to … [Read more...]
Think a head tax kills jobs? YOU’RE A RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST!!!
If you’re like us, you probably realize right off the bat that taxing jobs is a bad idea. Jobs, economic growth, construction, commerce – these are what keep government bureaucrats fat and … [Read more...]
Will minimum wage jobs be replaced by… robots?
Bill Gates once told a MSNBC host, “If you raise the minimum wage, you're encouraging labor substitution, and you're going to go buy machines and automate things -- or cause jobs to appear outside of … [Read more...]
Jay Inslee’s top 3 extremely “green” moments
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Just in case you forgot to wear green today, we’ve got you covered with the top three “green” moments of Jay Inslee’s first term as governor (so far). After all, the only … [Read more...]
Will Inslee learn from California’s green failure?
Just a fraction of the jobs promised by California’s clean jobs initiative—a voter-approved ballot measure that raised taxes on corporations and generate clean-energy jobs— have come to … [Read more...]
Inslee has everything to lose with fuel mandate gamble
It’s been no secret that Jay Inslee has an obsession with implementing a fuel mandate. Our green governor has signaled—time and time again—that he would bypass the state Legislature and implement his … [Read more...]
State House must pass transportation package
The state House is expected to decide the fate of the transportation package today. Yesterday evening, the state Senate passed the package by a 39-9 vote. The transportation package is a result of … [Read more...]
Inslee’s latest “green” pact points to cap-and-tax, fuel mandate plans
Last month, Jay Inslee continued his relentless pursuit of implementing his extreme “green” agenda in Washington State by—without legislative involvement or public comment—signed an agreement that … [Read more...]
Inslee will ignore Legislature, use exec order for billion-dollar gas tax scheme
Jay Inslee took time away from this week’s “Watch Your Wallet” press conferences tour to announce his plan to ignore the legislature while implementing his gas-price raising fuel mandate scheme. And, … [Read more...]
Beware of Democrat governors with fuel mandate agendas
Jay Inslee is scheduled to announce the next step tomorrow in his ongoing ego trip to battle global warming, most likely via a fuel mandate. Ahead of Inslee’s big reveal, the Oregonian reminded its … [Read more...]
WPC’s Paul Guppy: “When was the last time you heard a government official say ‘Thank you’ to taxpayers?”
Our Newsmaker Interview is with Paul Guppy, the Vice President for Research at the Washington Policy Center. He is the former Chief of Staff for an U.S. Representative, and he is often featured in … [Read more...]