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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
With November right around the corner, Democrat lawmakers are [understandably] getting antsy over kicking-off their 2016 campaigns and defending all the sketchy votes they took this session. In other news, House Democrats exhibited unbelievable hypocrisy when they expressed outrage over the GOP’s decision to publicize their latest supplemental budget offer. Meanwhile, the Seattle City Council’s … Continued
Jay Inslee’s trend of failed, ineffective leadership has led to more special sessions than previous governors. Also, if recent emails are an indication, Democrat Rep. Suzan DelBene is having difficulty raising money for her campaign. And, state House Democrats are scrambling to explain why they voted “no” on the bill to save public charter schools. … Continued
The state Supreme Court plagiarized its majority opinion when it ruled to strike down charter schools as unconstitutional last year. According to former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, about 30% of the opinion was lifted from the plaintiff’s (which included the Washington Education Association) brief without any citations. In other news, liberals are pushing a … Continued