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Sound Transit officials say and don’t say a whole lot in their attempt to sell their scams to voters. This time around, they don’t have a “clear, objective” explanation for why ST3 is necessary because, simply put, it doesn’t exist. Also, Socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is concerned over the lack of transparency in … Continued

The Washington Education Association (WEA) waged war on voter-approved public charter school. Yet, up to the very end, Jay Inslee stood by and did nothing. In other news, Sound Transit may have broken state law by using a publicly funded survey to establish an appealing message for its ST3 campaign. Also, Democrat Pierce County Prosecutor … Continued

Jay Inslee decided he would back Socialist Sanders over Hillary Clinton after all… his “explanation” involves something about a pant suit, Wall Street, and a white whale. Speaking of our green governor, the Washington State Republican Party’s humorous prank involving Inslee and the I-405 tolling scheme hit rather close to home. And, Inslee just keeps … Continued

Friends – The State Legislature finally passed a supplemental budget last week. This year, the legislative session went overtime by 20 days. Last year, the Legislature went into three special sessions, dragging until July. The years before were not much better – special sessions have been the way the Democrats have run Olympia for decades. … Continued

Democrats and Jay Inslee have had a sorry track record when it comes getting their priorities through the Legislature. That fact is bad for special interests… but not too shabby for working families. Speaking of the Legislature, considering this session went overtime (thanks to Democrats), you would think that lawmakers would have managed to show … Continued

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