11 years ago, a group of public school parents filed suit over state education funding. Yesterday the state Supreme Court finally ended the McCleary case, as it was known, lifting sanctions against … [Read more...]
Anywhere-but-home is Jay Inslee’s favorite place to be
Jay Inslee is garnering more and more mentions nationally as a potential darkhorse candidate for president in 2020. He gets pegged a “darkhorse” because, despite being a state governor, even many … [Read more...]
In fight for Hanford clean-up, “leading” Dems show no leadership
Workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation near Richland got a scare Tuesday. A tunnel at the site partially collapsed. The incident prompted a brief evacuation of the immediate area while officials … [Read more...]
Inslee on bipartisan bill: Nah, the enviros won’t let me
Washington’s Growth Management Act (GMA) is so restrictive that some school districts can’t even find appropriate land for building new schools. In a way, the law is fulfilling its goal: to be greatly … [Read more...]
Democrats don’t even support their own tax increases
No one was shocked when time ran out on the 105-day legislative session with no budget deal in sight. Lawmakers are now in overtime, but House Democrats and Senate Republicans are not yet … [Read more...]
Government sponsored heroin injection sites
In Washington and around the country, opioid abuse is a serious problem. A King County task force is recommending cities open “safe” injection sites where users can inject themselves with an illegal … [Read more...]
Democrats voted against lowering taxes in their districts today
Democrat State Representatives in Washington voted down lowering taxes for many families today when they voted against Representative Drew Stokesbary's amendment to SHB 1843. To help put the vote … [Read more...]
When did “Republican women” become synonymous with “self-hate?”
When most people say they “seek to break partisan gridlock,” they intend to act as a mediator in negotiating a solution among legislators from different political parties. When Manka Dhingra is … [Read more...]
WA Conservation Voters: WA denies coal export!
[Full text: On Tuesday, the Washington Department of Natural Resources made two landmark decisions that deal a massive blow to those that want to export coal through our precious … [Read more...]
Inslee conspiring with union to get around the law
Jay Inslee is working with SEIU 775 "in order to maintain the unions' ability to automatically deduct dues from certain union-represented workers", according to records uncovered by the Freedom … [Read more...]
Seattle officials trumpeting another vote to raise Metro taxes
Undaunted by their failure to jack up car tab fees across King County earlier this year, big government advocates have persuaded Mayor Ed Murray and Seattle officials to place Proposition 1 on the … [Read more...]
Democrats stick city of Seattle with fundraising bill
Democrats usually try to keep the public from seeing how little regard they have for spending taxpayer money, but the truth slipped out last week when Seattle officials decided that city taxpayers … [Read more...]