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The 2016 legislative session is scheduled to adjourn this week, but state House Democrats have yet to act on voter-approved public charter schools. In other news, Seattle liberals have (once again) proved that they prefer delusional visionaries who fall for scams over people with any degree of competency. Also, a Democrat state senator decided to … Continued

Team – Washington’s House Democrats proved (again) that, when given the opportunity, they will always pick special interests over what is best for working families. Last week, Democrats serving on the House Education Committee demonstrated how beholden they are to the Washington Education Association (WEA) when they blocked a bill that would save voter-approved charter schools in our state. This isn’t … Continued

Today’s top stories include three things we learned (or, better put, firmly re-established) about Jay Inslee from the latest records of his schedule. Also, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray wants to raise taxes on homeowners by doubling the local housing levy. But, given the current circumstances, one has to wonder if a tax hike is needed. … Continued

Democrats are playing the same budget game they played last year. And, once again, it’s at the expense of working families. Also, remember Democrat Darcy Burner? Well, she is setting her sights for political office at the state level. Meanwhile, voter-approved public charter schools in our state face an uncertain future, and Jay Inslee continues … Continued

State House Democrats serving on the House Education Committee demonstrated just how beholden they are to the WEA when they blocked the charter school fix last week. In other news, the Seattle City Council is still considering spending taxpayer dollars on a failed bike share company. And, Jay Inslee went back to fear mongering over … Continued

Jay Inslee released his report on the state Department of Corrections (DOC) scandal. By every indication, it was our green governor’s attempt to get out ahead of the Senate Law and Justice Committee’s hearings on the scandal that are scheduled for this week. Also, El Gaucho joined the list of restaurants in Seattle choosing to … Continued

The new CEO of Sound Transit once advocated “slapping paint” on old buses rather than spending money on “extremely expensive” rails systems. In other news, Democrat U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene can’t go very long without making a ridiculous fundraising appeal to supporters. And, a health official confirms that Socialist Kshama Sawant’s “solutions” (i.e. installing plumbing … Continued

Friends – Last week, Jay Inslee’s extreme “green” agenda took another hit. The state Department of Ecology, under public pressure, withdrew Inslee’s mis-named “Clean Air Rule” (an energy tax on all Washingtonians) that he wanted to jam through by regulations, because our elected legislators won’t support it. According to a news release, Inslee’s own bureaucrats confirmed … Continued

Ecology has withdrawn Jay Inslee’s carbon rule plans after facing public backlash… but that’s not the end of the issue. In other news, House Democrats have refused to allow important amendments to the I-405 tolling scheme to come to a vote. And, it’s never a good idea to emulate failure. But, that’s exactly what the … Continued

Rather than reform an agency that is not doing its job, Jay Inslee is creating another agency to do that job. Also, the latest reported impacts of the higher minimum wages reveal how the far-Left’s extreme, irresponsible policies serve to harm the very people they say will benefit. In other news, Initiative 732, the so-called … Continued

Democrats’ proposal to deplete K-12 funding in order to benefit their million-dollar campaign donor is just another example of their hypocrisy on education. Also, Democrats’ supplementary budget cuts reveals a lot about their intention for charter schools. In other news, Socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant doesn’t want “The Jungle” to be cleared out. Instead, … Continued

It’s not a comforting reality, but the future of public charter schools in our states rests with the Democrat-controlled state House. In other news, rather than work to impeach disgraced Democrat Troy Kelley, Democrats prefer to weaken the agency he holds on to. Also, Democrats want to cut $487 million from funding intended for meeting … Continued