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The vote tally for the supplemental budget reveals something rather interesting about Speaker Frank Chopp’s previously ironclad grasp over his caucus. Also, Bernie Sanders supporters issued an interesting ultimatum to our state’s Hillary Clinton supporting superdelegates. And, Jay Inslee won’t allow publicly funded travel to North Carolina (a piece of political theatre meant to help … Continued

If voters pass Sound Transit 3 (ST3), the sales tax in one city in Snohomish County would increase to a staggering 10.4% – moving well ahead of Chicago for #1 in the country. Considering permanent weight placed on the shoulders of taxpayers that will continue for generations, ST3 is the most important decision our generation … Continued

How democratic is the Democrat Party? Let’s just say that the party’s superdelegate system is undemocratic, but so are socialists. Speaking of Democrats, California Gov. Jerry Brown reached a deal to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. Also, a local reporter recently slammed the Hillary Clinton campaign for First Amendment … Continued

Property tax rates in King County are unsustainable. Yet, Sound Transit officials want to raise them even higher via ST3. Given the heavy burden, the liberals running Sound Transit should be ashamed of themselves for even asking voters for so much. Also, liberals love to complain about the rising costs of living in Seattle, particularly … Continued

Team – Last week, Sound Transit officials proposed their latest big money grab, called Sound Transit 3 (ST3). The scam hits taxpayers in a variety of ways – it hikes the sales tax by 0.5 percent, raises the motor vehicle excise tax by 0.8 percent, and increases the property tax by $0.25 per $1,000 of … Continued

Sound Transit officials appear to believe “on time” means 10 years late and “on budget” means double the cost. But, that hasn’t kept the transit agency from proposing a plan (ST3) with a $50 billion price tag. Speaking of transit, SDOT director Scott Kubly is under investigation for ethics violations over the purchase of Pronto, … Continued

Jay Inslee won’t think twice about breaking promises and sacrificing our state’s economic wellbeing [or that of working families] for his carbon rule. Also, according to new reports, Seattle officials did not properly vet the [false] claims made by the owners of Pronto before spending millions bailing out the failed bike-share company. And, [surprise, surprise] … Continued

The City of Seattle has a shortage of police officers, but that hasn’t kept the liberals running the city from spending millions to bailout out a failed bike-share company. In other news, rather than working for accountability in government, Jay Inslee is busy working to ensure special interests have free reign over Washington workers. Meanwhile, … Continued

With his recent vote on public charter schools, Democrat State Senator Cyrus Habib (running for Lieutenant Governor) proved himself to be a double-dealing politician who, when given a choice, always picks the special interests-driven agenda. Also, considering just how far he has gone to cater to the union, it’s not a surprise that the Washington … Continued

Team – Jay Inslee called the current special legislative session just another piece of an “unfortunate trend.” But, if it is some sort of a trend, it’s one that (ironically enough) kicked into high gear when Inslee became governor. An inconvenient truth (for Inslee) is that our “green governor” has presided over as many special … Continued

As we have established, Jay Inslee doesn’t take a lot of time out of his daily schedule to actually work. We have the latest example of our “green” governor’s less-than-stellar work ethic. In other news, if recent events are any indication, it is all too clear that Inslee is not concerned with government efficiency or … Continued

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In honor of the day (and Throw Back Thursday), we’re taking a look back on the top three “green” moments of Jay Inslee’s first term as governor. Also, even Democrat Randy Dorn admits that Inslee’s first priority was and is his extreme “green” agenda, not education. And, if you think that … Continued