An initiative to ban rail transportation of fossil fuels through Spokane is being championed, despite serious legal flaws. Initiative 2017-1 is unenforceable, calls upon false constitutional authority … [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...]
Goldmark shows true colors with final blow to taxpayers on his way out
The arrogance of elected officials who don’t have to face the voters again is well documented. One need look no further than the record-breaking tax increases Jay Inslee proposed after he got … [Read more...]
Inslee tax hike push gaining national attention
Jay Inslee has often sought a national stage for his far-left ideas, from the environmental policy book/screed he “wrote” while in Congress that no one will buy, to the grandstanding Shift highlighted … [Read more...]
Corrections chief: It’s hard to count – so mistakes will keep happening
The Washington State Department of Corrections is not an agency that you want to read a whole about, if things are being done correctly. The men and women who protect society by keeping criminals … [Read more...]
Surprise, surprise – renewable fuels standard is failing
You might recall that in Jay Inslee’s “best-selling” book Apollo’s Fire (currently available for one penny), the former bulldozer driver predicted great things for cellulosic ethanol. In fact, he … [Read more...]
Union bosses wanted Clinton – members voted Trump
Few unions are more vocal – especially in Washington State - than those comprised of teachers. The leaders of both the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers are loyal … [Read more...]
Democrats trying to rationalize loss, again
In their never-ending attempt to try and explain how they blew the presidential election, Democrats are left arguing that the government federal is illegitimate because they won a majority of the … [Read more...]
Turns out, I-405 tolls are failing
It was just a year ago that new tools on Interstate 405 caused a public uproar. Democrat politicians from Jay Inslee to State Rep. Roget Good man ran scurrying from responsibility, pretending they … [Read more...]
Union hypocrisy: meet the needs of students, unless it interferes with union bargaining
Nothing shouts hypocrisy like the state teachers union’s leaders when they try to defend collective bargaining and attack public charter schools. A prime example occurred over the weekend, in a blog … [Read more...]
Lessons learned from the election: Dems’ income tax still a loser
The Democrats have been trying to spin last week’s election results to try and justify their plans for the next legislative session – whether it’s claiming that people really want a carbon tax (even … [Read more...]
State has more money – but Dems still setting up tax increase
You would think that state lawmakers would like seeing quarterly revenue reports predicting more money for government. For the last four years, the state’s revenue arc has been on an upward trend, … [Read more...]