The Seattle Times discovered that Mayor Mike McGinn was hiding a report on the impacts of coal trains. It should be no surprise that McGinn is against bringing more jobs into the region or that he hid … [Read more...]
Seattle Mayor candidate proposes job killing idea
Seattle Mayoral candidate Ed Murray announced that he wants to require a $15 minimum wage in Seattle if he were to win the election. He claims that "big-box businesses and fast-food chains that can … [Read more...]
Inslee plans to use environmental permit to block jobs
Jay Inslee is planning on using an unprecedented environmental permit to block a coal export terminal from being built in Washington state. In a surprising twist, the liberal governor and labor unions … [Read more...]
Union Strategy: Shout down the other side
This story tells you all you need to know about the approach that some WA labor unions take to disputes – try to shout the other side down, and prevent people from participating in an open debate. … [Read more...]
Raising your own wages
One way for union officials to raise their own wages is to steal them. Emily Kirk, the former union treasurer, is in court because she laundered $14,000 and deposited the money right into her own bank … [Read more...]
Democrats being honest…ly nasty
It’s sort of surprising how honest Democrats will be when they think they are only talking to Democrats. Here is Bellevue City candidate Steve Kasner – who is seeking a non-partisan position, by the … [Read more...]
The orange list is unreliable, and so is WSDOT
We uncovered an interesting letter by State Senator Curtis King, pointing to the reasons why a transportation package was not passed. It says, in part: 3. Confusion Over Project Scope and Cost. WSDOT … [Read more...]
180+ bills to raise your taxes
According to the Associated Press, Democrats in the state legislature tried to raise your taxes in 180 or more pieces of legislation. That's over $6 billion dollars. 7% of all pieces of legislation … [Read more...]
“Does not know why” $25k in taxes were left unpaid
Evidently the Park District accountant on Vashon Island is psychic, but not too psychic, when it comes to the poor performance of staff that, oops, forgot to pay taxes. On the one hand, accountant … [Read more...]
Which union should get the most taxpayer money?
It’s not enough for the unions which control the Democrat party to drive up the cost of state-funded projects with monopolistic “project labor agreements” - which keep competition out of the bidding … [Read more...]
Unwilling to challenge union monopoly
The people at the state Department of Transportation must believe that unemployment has ceased to exist in our state, based on the story about several ferry runs being shut down last Saturday, because … [Read more...]
Democrat management inaction
Former Snohomish County stormwater technician failed to show up for a third of the hours he logged on his time cards during a two-year period, a state audit concluded. County leaders have promised to … [Read more...]