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During his press conference on Tuesday, Jay Inslee did everything but openly admit that Senate Republicans were right for firing Washington State Department of Transportation Director Lynn Peterson when he announced [weak] changes in a feeble attempt to pacify upset voters. In other news, Democrats may have found another bad excuse to call for new … Continued
Starting the day at 8:30 a.m., exercising during regular work hours, and meeting with powerful people who make his political career possible, these are just a couple of routine ways Jay Inslee “works” on behalf of Washingtonians. We have his schedule to prove it. In other news, Sound Transit demonstrated a gross lack of respect … Continued
Tomorrow, Jay Inslee plans to hold a press conference to announce reforms to the I-405 tolling scheme. The question is, will he also apologize to Republican lawmakers for unjustly attacking them? In other news, Democrat lawmakers decided to follow our green governor’s lead and oppose voters’ will on the 2/3rds tax hike rule. And, in … Continued
Friends – Last week, Jay Inslee revealed his true, extremely partisan colors in a couple of truly shocking ways. Our green governor kicked off the week by holding an unhinged press conference where he launched an offensive attack on State Senate Republicans. Then, he cancelled all future meetings with the Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler. The attack during the press … Continued
Jay Inslee celebrated his 65th birthday this week and, considering his recent childish behavior, we can only assume that our green governor came up with a wish list for the toys he wanted. So, we put together a list of things we’re pretty sure made the cut. In other news, a recent tragedy involving a … Continued
The 2016 state Legislature is creeping closer to an end, but certain bills have already met their end. We have a list of five bills that have died this legislative session. In other news, the King County Council decided, for some bizarre reason, to take another look at useless and pricy “foot ferries.” Also, a … Continued
Jay Inslee revealed his extreme partisan nature and canceled all future meetings with the GOP Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler in a petty retaliation move. In other news, more government incompetence is on display and this time it’s (once again) courtesy of the Health Care Authority (HCA). Also, the Everett Herald editorial board demonstrated how … Continued
Working Washington, an organized labor front group known for advocating higher minimum wages, has found a new regulatory approach for killing jobs: shift scheduling. Also, I-405 tolling lanes are bringing in triple the expected profit in what experts are classifying as a “misery index.” In other news, Jay Inslee appears more concerned with appointing partisans … Continued
Democrats are scrambling to distract the public from the unbelievable mismanagement and disturbing corruption that results after 32 years of one-party ruling our state government by attacking Republicans for doing their job. Also, State Department of Corrections Secretary Dan Pacholke has resigned over the early prisoner release scandal. But, not before he took a disgusting, … Continued
Team – State Democrats and state government bureaucrats managed to show their true colors during the course of last week. Evidently they just can’t help themselves when the legislature is in session. State House Democrats, led by state Representative Judy Clibborn, buckled under constituent pressure and pretended that they cared by making a few superficial changes to the Washington State Department of Transportation’s failed I-405 tolling … Continued
Jay Inslee is pushing ahead with his new carbon reduction regulatory rules—rules he thinks he can impose on the state using executive authority. So, in honor of our green governor, we’re asking the simple question, “How many carbon credits will Jay have to buy?” In other news, ecology released its proposal for a new clean water … Continued
Democrat Rep. Judy Clibborn claims to have been “brutalized” due to her rejection of the I-405 fix, and then offers a “solution” to the tolling scheme meant to appease commuters. Despite claiming she is listening, Clibborn still refuses to get out of the way and allow a perfectly reasonable bill (that has garnered enough bi-partisan … Continued