The final results are not even in from the resounding defeat of Prop 1, the transit zealots latest attempt to pick King County taxpayer pockets, and already there is talk of a new tax-raising … [Read more...]
WEA: losing $40 million OK, school districts have “huge amount of money”
There was a time not too long ago when the WEA actually said that losing federal funds due to a failure to comply with federal standards was okay, because school districts would still have huge amount … [Read more...]
Sawant “fundamentally” confused about concept of job creation
Socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is not happy with Mayor Ed Murray’s decision to delay the announcement for a $15 per hour minimum wage hike. Murray decided to give the Income … [Read more...]
Dems incompetence causes WA State to lose federal education waiver
It is official, the U.S. Department of Education pulled Washington State’s No Child Left Behind waiver because Democrats refused to stand-up to the Washington Education Association (WEA), our state’s … [Read more...]
A real lack of imagination
In the liberal rush to anoint Hillary Clinton as the next Democrat nominee for President, her supporters have evidently forgotten to memorize one key point – her top accomplishment as Secretary of … [Read more...]
Hey King County voters, Fred Jarrett thinks you’re “dumb”
Fred Jarrett is a former state legislator and former Republican who has evidently re-invented himself as a government efficiency “guru” under the direction of his boss King County Executive Dow … [Read more...]
Prop 1 fails, liberals don’t get the message
King County voters decisively rejected Prop 1 (55-45), leaving liberals struggling to understand why. The most ridiculous liberal reasoning? Prop 1 lost because it attempted to implement a regressive … [Read more...]
Minimum wage just the start of a liberal dream
Liberal think tankers are so predictable – wherever the conversation starts, it will end with the demand to change our state’s tax system. The Democrats’ stated goal of a state income tax is never too … [Read more...]
McDermott thinks Obamacare will help Dems win House
Vulnerable Democrats like Louisiana’s Sen. Mary Landrieu and Montana’s Sen. John Walsh rush to distance themselves from not only Obamacare, but the President himself. Landrieu refuses to show-up at … [Read more...]
On this Earth Day, celebrate the free market
An environmental politics discrepancy brought to you courtesy of the Washington Policy Center’s Todd Myers: “Left-wing environmentalists, living in cities where concrete has largely replaced … [Read more...]
Washington state in for even higher health care premiums
Washington State residents will likely face even higher health care premium costs in the near future. Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kriedler is out to “limit insurers’ ability to narrow their … [Read more...]
Drumbeat against Steyer’s influence continues
The stink surrounding the Obama Administration’s political decision to keep the Keystone Pipeline on hold until after this year’s elections continues to grow, with the National Review the latest to … [Read more...]