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...]
Murray and McGinn, divisive politics and “those people”
From the Seattle Times: Although the election forum was on cancer research, by American Cancer Society, both candidates spent a lot of time focusing on each other’s faults. Murray told “McGinn to … [Read more...]
Weiner: It takes one to know one
Anthony Weiner said Wednesday a video showing him in a shouting match with a bakery customer is just an example of him putting a heckler in his place. Somebody yelled “scumbag” at Weiner, who yelled … [Read more...]
Inslee vetoes “green energy” cost study
What exactly is Jay Inslee hiding about the costs of his green energy demands? We may never know because he vetoed a proviso in the recently passed state budget that would have studied the cost of his … [Read more...]
Republicans passed balanced budget
Republicans and two Democrats in the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus passed a balanced budget that prioritized education! From an editorial in the Seattle Times: … [Read more...]
Inslee admin breaks open records laws
The Inslee administration created a "government shutdown" scare as a political ploy to put pressure on Republicans so they would give in to the Democrats' demands to raise taxes. Luckily Republicans … [Read more...]