Do the school administrators and families of Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Cowlitz, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lewis, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Yakima counties have a legitimate concern about the state’s commitment to fund education in their counties? Remember the infamous tweet which Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal posted on election night last November (which he later deleted, but not before we took a screen grab), when it became apparent that I-976 (the car tab initiative) was going to pass?  Reykdal proclaimed, “If the Washington State Legislative Democrats do not pull down transportation projects in direct proportion to the 976 yes vote by county, then nothing will change! If certain counties want transportation taxes cut, then they don’t get the projects. Step up Democrats!” Since these 16 counties did not support Reykdal in Tuesday’s primary election, does this mean Reykdal will follow his own advice and find ways to punish them because they did not support him or his intrusive big government agenda? (Secretary of State vote results and Chris Reykdal’s Twitter)

Speaking of Reykdal, since he was the only statewide incumbent candidate to fall below 46% in Tuesday’s primary election (currently Reykdal is barely above 40%) how much money will the powerful Washington Education Association (and other government employee unions) be willing to spend to keep their puppet in place as the Superintendent of Public Instruction? Since the unions were willing to spend more than $93,000 on a single Centralia School Board race in 2019, our guess is they will be willing to spend millions in “independent expenditures” and other dark money outlays to protect the office they have bought and owned since the days of Frank “Buster” Brouillet in the 1970’s. Get ready for a slew of negative mailings and ads directed at Reykdal’s likely opponent, Maia Espinoza, from the greedy bosses at the teachers’ unions. (Secretary of State vote results, Shift, and Wikipedia)

Due to the actions of protestors, the killer of a black individual inside the CHAZ/CHOP was able to escape the scene of his crime and flee the state.  In the charging documents of suspected murderer Marcel Long, who is still on the run, police remind the public they were delayed entering the scene of the murder by protestors, which allowed the suspect the necessary time to leave the area. Remember, the Seattle City Council is now preparing to cave in on the radical anti-police demands of these protestors, who allowed the suspected killer of Lorenzo Anderson to escape. This must cause Anderson’s grieving family even more pain. (Seattle Times and Fox News)

The Seattle City Council continues to enact the demands of CHAZ/CHOP protestors and rioters. On Wednesday, the uber liberals running the city unanimously approved the reduction of the Seattle PoliceDepartment by 100 officers. The council also moved forward to reduce police pay and stop the removal of homeless encampments.  Given this abdication of responsibility to keep our streets safe, it must again be asked, where do the state’s Democrat leaders stand on these actions by their fellow Democrats on the city council? Governor Jay Inslee remains quiet in return for the  ultra-Left wing’s support for a position in a possible Biden Administration. The state’s top law officer, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, is too busy filing partisan lawsuits against the Trump Administration to care about the public safety of 775,000 Seattle residents.  U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell do not say anything unless it is scripted by their staffs, who are likely too busy protesting. And while former Seattle  City Council member and current Washington State Democrat Chair Tina Podlodowski loves to fill her Twitter account with demands for Republicans to disavow radical fringe ideas from the far-right, she has remained absolutely quiet about the radical measures being implemented by her fellow Democrats on her old council. (Seattle Times)

As Seattle’s politics continue to make the city an international laughingstock, the satirical website BabylonBee.com persists in poking fun at the liberals’ ridiculous behavior. In its latest Seattle-related post, the site states that Mayor Jenny Durkan has announced that the city will replace the police with the P.O.L.I.C.E. which is an acronym for “People Offering Little Insulation from Community Evils.” (BabylonBee.com)

Like a few other Washington State school districts, Tacoma has begun to offer online education to its students. The “Tacoma Online” program is different than the “remote learning” program the district has implemented during the coronavirus outbreak. Students are taught a different curriculum than the regular students, and they must stay in the program until the end of the quarter or semester, while other students will return to in-person instruction when health restrictions are lifted. It was unclear in news reports if an adult is required to assist in the student’s instruction (along with a certified teacher), as is the case with most online education programs. The Tacoma teachers union says it is still in negotiations with the school district about this new program, undoubtedly trying to kill it if it impedes access to more members’ dues money. (News Tribune)

The Everett Herald has a good recap of the many close legislative races in Snohomish County. The county has a couple of swing districts and several appointed legislators who are seeking re-election in November.  The county will once again be a battle ground as Republicans seek to pick up seats in November. (Everett Herald)

Socialist congressional candidate Joshua Collins raised and spent a quarter million dollars and received less than 1% of the vote, finishing 15th out of 19.  Beautifully demonstrating the inefficiencies and poor results of socialism, Collins (who is a big fan of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez) raised $247,000 (mostly from out of state donors) in the 10th Congressional District’s race, but finished near the bottom of the large field.  Thus far totals show Collins has received just 1,185 votes which is 0.93% of votes cast (currently, this means Collins spent more than $200 per vote!) MyNorthwest and Secretary of State’s vote results)

Instead of proposing radical budget cuts and police layoffs, Spokane area civil rights organizations are working with law enforcement agencies to address disproportionate arrest rates. The Spokane NCAAP has been working with the Spokane County Sheriff’s office to collect data on arrests.  The data shows that while Blacks make up 1.4% of the population, they account for 6.6% of the county’s arrests.  Data also shows that Native American individuals are also 1.4% of the county, yet account for 2.9% of the arrests.  In a joint news conference with Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, the NAACP local president said the next step is to work together to figure out why this is the case. (Spokesman-Review)

While Yakima area public schools are planning to continue remote learning when school resumes, the area’s largest private schools plan to return to in-person instruction.  Yakima County health officials recommended all schools begin the school year teaching remotely, yet a couple of the area’s larger private schools say they are currently planning to return teachers and students back to the classroom while following previously approved safety measures. (Yakima Herald)

The Northwest has experienced a 70% increase in farm bankruptcies in the past year, with most of them occurring in the past few months.  The American Farm Bureau Federation reports that 46 farms in the Pacific Northwest (nine in Washington State) have filed for bankruptcy from June 2019 through May 2020. (Washington AG Network)

Keep voting until we tell you to stop. Both Representative Suzan DelBene’s and Representative Pramila Jayapal’s campaigns sent out Get-Out-The-Vote emails that arrived long after the election deadline of 8:00 PM Tuesday.  DelBene’s email, which states, “It doesn’t matter how — or where — you vote, as long as you cast your ballot by tomorrow,” did not arrive in email inboxes until 7:05 PM on Wednesday. Jayapal’s email was not delivered until Thursday at 8:18 AM – 36 hours after the deadline! These technological failures must be especially embarrassing to Congresswoman DelBene, who proclaims on her website that she “brings a unique voice to the nation’s capital, with more than two decades of experience as a successful technology entrepreneur and business leader.”  Proving it is easy to be a technology leader, but it is more difficult to effectively use technology to deliver your message in a timely manner. (DelBene’s GOTV email, Jayapal’s GOTV email, and DelBene’s Website)

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