Hillary Clinton’s campaign may be wondering, “with friends like these, who needs enemies”, after the ultra-liberal Center for Public Integrity published a lengthy piece detailing how “Liberal … [Read more...]
Sound Transit campaign raking in the big bucks – from those who benefit from your tax dollars
It is often typical for campaigns to talk about the strength of their grassroots efforts and sometimes it’s even true – just think about Bernie Sanders. More typical is the politician who makes it … [Read more...]
Inslee’s begging for bucks falls short
Evidently it wasn’t just the media and those watching who were underwhelmed by Jay Inslee’s debate performance against Bill Bryant this week. The “green” governor’s own campaign donors don’t appear to … [Read more...]
Seattle politics paradox – trashing economy OK, building new police HQ isn’t
It was an only-in-Seattle moment on display in the City Council chambers yesterday, when protestors took over the room and chanted, “This is what democracy looks like,” while complaining about the … [Read more...]
Enviros’ angst clouds future of carbon tax initiative
Normally the Washington State environmental community speaks with one voice. Over the last decade, the “greens” have managed to iron out most of their differences behind closed doors and managed to … [Read more...]
Steyer still trying to blackmail Clinton, floating consideration of socialist Sanders
Hillary Clinton is having a tough time leading up to the Iowa caucuses. Indeed, between her inability to inspire support and trailing behind a self-proclaimed socialist, it’s not going as the … [Read more...]
Behind the curtain – letting public observe union negotiations
Employee compensation is one of state government’s largest expenditures. But under the collective bargaining law passed during the Locke administration, the public is locked out of the negotiating … [Read more...]
Early inmate release: it’ll probably cost taxpayers
Gov. Jay Inslee called a surprise press conference Tuesday to admit that the state has been incorrectly releasing prison inmates early – and his Department of Corrections repeatedly refused to correct … [Read more...]
Is Steyer buying off supporters of competing initiative?
I-732’s Yoram Bauman, the man leading the initiative to create a revenue-neutral carbon tax in Washington, announced Monday that the group is considering not submitting the final batch of signatures – … [Read more...]
Suzan DelBene: Tea Party, not national debt, is the problem
U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Medina) is known for sending fundraising appeals that can be…unusual. Sometimes her e-mails are pretty far off topic from events she can actually influence as a member of … [Read more...]
Tom Steyer is back to make your life more expensive
Remember California billionaire Tom Steyer? Of course you do. The wealthy environmentalist is Gov. Jay Inslee’s best bud. He’s poured money into legislative races in our state, with disappointing (for … [Read more...]
PDC overlooks Democrat campaign finance violations—again
In the closing days of the 2014 election, national Democrats used a political committee called “American Values First” to specifically target for defeat the one Democrat member of the … [Read more...]