An audit of the Columbia River Crossing project reveals that WSDOT mishandled taxpayer dollars and paid “excessive profits” to project consultants. The Legislature originally called for the audit … [Read more...]
Prop 1 is all about unions
Proponents of Prop 1 have an ongoing messaging problem. Their troubles all started when a March 2014 revenue report proved King County Metro deliberately withheld updated information regarding … [Read more...]
The top 5 times Inslee proved our nation’s “greenest” governor
Much ado has been made over the status of Gov. Inslee as our nation’s “greenest governor.” Since his election, environmental action groups and blogs have rushed to bestow Inslee the title with which … [Read more...]
Bloomberg targets WA State and women
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg promises to spend $50 million to give the NRA a run for its money. Bloomberg will single out Washington State—and women—to achieve his goals. Oregon Live, “With his … [Read more...]
Gas prices going on up
Washington is ranked 9th most expensive state for gasoline prices—and prices are still going up. Oregon Live, “On Tuesday morning, the national average for regular unleaded had jumped six cents in … [Read more...]
New info in IRS targeting scandal
New emails obtained via a FOIA request prove that—among other telling incidents—IRS official Lois Lerner was in contact with the DOJ regarding the investigation of tax exempt groups. From … [Read more...]
An answer to FUSE’s question
FUSE, a group of liberal grassroots activists, asks King County voters to consider a series of “creative” questions in a new ad campaign supporting Prop 1. Questions include, “What's more ridiculous … [Read more...]
WEA initiative analysis: 12,000 new union members, little improvement in public schools
The News Tribune explains why WEA backed Initiative 1351 is great unions, bad for education. From TNT, “If adopted, the measure would require hiring 12,000 new teachers plus a legion of … [Read more...]
Surprise, surprise: the WEA is after more money & power
The Washington Education Association (WEA)—our state’s powerful teachers union—just can’t seem to help itself. Once again, the WEA is actively campaigning to place its own interests ahead of our … [Read more...]
Metro spills its secret… you won’t be happy
Today, King County Metro officials revealed a secret they have kept from voters for the past month. Appearing before the King County Council, Dwight Dively, Metro’s Director of the Office of … [Read more...]
Back-fire: Dems’ “War on Women”
The “War on Women”—an old rally cry Democrats have once again resurrected for the 2014 mid-terms, hoping to use it as a theme to amass an army of female voters. President Obama led the “War on … [Read more...]
Environmentalists acting desperately
The writers at Sightline must be a little antsy for attention in advance of Earth Day. Their desperation reached a new level today when they twice puts words in quotation marks in a headline over a … [Read more...]