The Vancouver Columbian has joined the growing list of Washington newspapers which believe Governor Jay Inslee should call a special legislative session to urgently repair the damage being done to the state budget by the coronavirus outbreak and Inslee’s own government edicts.  Unfortunately, this request runs counter to Inslee’s “management” style of demanding the federal government repair the state’s financial mess which he helped make worse.  The paper says, “Gov. Jay Inslee should work on getting the state’s financial house in order rather than wondering whether Congress will pay for a cleaning crew. Economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic will require action from the Legislature regardless of whether the federal government provides assistance.” (Vancouver Columbian)

Representative Shelly Short (R-Addy) believes that Governor Inslee has done “very little to repair the hole in our state budget and ultimately cheats the taxpayer out of services they’ve already paid for” when he gives state employees a pay raise and imposed a few furlough days (which allows the state workers to make even more money than working by applying for unemployment benefits).  In an op-ed, the Northeast Washington representative states that, at best, Governor Inslee is “only saving one-third of the money he could have saved had he simply kept state employee salaries at their previous rate” – and not given his campaign donors with government employee unions a second raise in 12 months. And any savings is short term, just this year, as the pay raise will still impact future budgets. (Seattle Times)

The Washington State Patrol has said its officers will no longer close I-5 in Seattle to allow protesters to stroll every day on the freeway.  Just as it was with closing the CHAZ, it took the needless loss of human life for Democrat “leaders” to finally stop the illegal activity by leftist protesters.  On the morning of July 4^th, a driver plowed his Jaguar through the protesters on I-5, killing one person and severely injuring another.  As is often the case with controversial issues facing state government, there was no comment from Governor Inslee on a solution, or even if there is a problem (and who, technically, oversees the Washington State Patrol). (MyNorthwest)

Starting today, Washington State businesses can be fined and possibly closed for serving customers who are not wearing protective face masks.  Yet, customers can claim they have a medical condition, without providing specifics, and be exempt from the requirement. (News Tribune)

The Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to impose a $200 million job-killing tax on Seattle employers. Despite the severe economic impact the tax will have on Seattle residents, the far-left super-majority running the council resisted efforts to allow the public to vote on the measure in November, because the councilmembers are afraid even Seattle’s ultra-liberal voters would reject the shortsighted greed of the bigger government politicians in control of the city.  Mayor Jenny Durkan, who has previously been concerned about the impact of “head tax” on the city’s economy, has not said if she will veto this unfortunate bill (despite there being enough votes to overturn a possible veto).  Meanwhile, Chamber of Commerce offices outside of Seattle city limits are salivating over the opportunity to welcome new employers into their communities. (Seattle Times)

Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards equates implementing a guaranteed income program with reducing racism because, well, she says so.  The mayor is pushing for a national program which would provide a cash payment between $500 – $1,000 a month to all individuals and has joined the mayors of 11 other cities pledging her support for a guaranteed income measure.  Woodards believes that such a proposal could “fix our structural racism issues in this country.” (News Tribune)

Body cam footage shows a citizen’s complaints that a Seattle police officer was dismissive and unsympathetic, and that the officer had lied, were not an accurate portrayal of the interaction.  A Seattle kindergarten teacher said he was verbally assaulted by racist language from another individual and called the police to complain.  After the incident, the teacher wrote on Facebook (which went viral and was reported in the local media) that the responding police officer was dismissive of the abuse.  Yet body cam footage shows the exact opposite with the officer being very sympathetic and provided the victim with accurate information. This is yet another example where body cam footage shows the excellent work being conducted by those who serve in law enforcement. (MyNorthwest)

The Washington State Supreme Court will review the recall charges against first-year Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney on September 10^th.  Local activists have claimed Fortney endangered the peace and safety of the community by stating he would not enforce Governor Inslee’s stay-home orders (even though no sheriff actually enforced the orders) and that the sheriff exercised “his discretion in a manifestly unreasonable manner” when he re-hired three deputies who were fired by the previous sheriff.  If the court validates the charges, recall proponents will have 180 days to collect the necessary signatures to place Fortney’s recall on the ballot.  (Everett Herald)

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward used her first veto to overturn a city council ban on high-pitched noise machines, which are used to deter loitering by young adults in portions of downtown Spokane.  The council passed the “Mosquito” ordinance, which refers to a brand name of the devices that emit a sharp noise found disagreeable by some, by a 4-3 margin, and thus the council does not have the five votes needed to override the veto.  In her veto message, the mayor stated, “It is clear that our downtown core business owners need every available tool accessible to protect their property.” (Spokesman-Review)

Governor Inslee’s recent announcement that there would be no advancement to Phase IV (which allows large gatherings) by any county, has led organizers to cancel the 2020 Ellensburg Rodeo.  The annual Labor Day weekend event is a boom to local businesses, by generating $4 to $5 million every year. But, not this year. (Ellensburg Record)

Supporters of a recall against Yakima City Councilmember Jason White have filed an appeal to the Washington State Supreme Court, after their petition was dismissed by a Franklin County Superior Court. Previously Judge Bruce Spanner ruled that White stating on social media that people should take off their masks did not violate the councilmember’s oath of office, and thus was not a valid reason for a recall. (Yakima Herald)

In reading through the grammatical errors and ego inflation in 10^th Congressional District candidate Beth Doglio’s recent email blast, it appears she is unconcerned about the mayhem that would be created by hastily imposing a vote-by-mail system on the country.  Doglio (who considers herself to be a “Democrat leader” alongside presidential candidate and Senator Bernie Sanders) is undaunted with the radical changes and expense that would need to take place in a very short time frame, in over 3,000 county elections offices, to impose a nationwide vote-by-mail system (and the thousands of likely voter discrepancy issues which would occur if such a scheme advances) for November’s election.  Democrat candidates and organizations are pushing this expensive proposal because Democrat voters are not excited about turning out to vote for Joe Biden for President, and they are using the coronavirus outbreak as an excuse to make it even easier for people to vote.  The email contains many embarrassing grammatical errors (which ironically provides an excellent example of the mistakes that are made when someone hurriedly completes a task), including misspelling Doglio’s party as “Demcoratic.” (Doglio campaign email and Shift)

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