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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

State health exchange officials are relying on an absurd charade in order to convince the public that they met their enrollment number goal. What state officials are hiding is the inconvenient fact that, if you set a goal low enough, you’re bound to exceed it. Also, Democrat State Treasurer Jim McIntire is, once again, pushing … Continued

Jay Inslee’s Department of Ecology has produced a list of the companies it will target with new carbon rules – rules that our green governor thinks he can impose on the state using executive authority. In other news, Patty Murray – hypocritically – attacks Republicans on college affordability, WSDOT has come up with a terrible … Continued

WSDOT finally admitted that the I-405 tolls have made traffic worse, but that has not kept a top Democrat from blocking a bi-partisan bill that would fix the scheme. In other news, the Seattle City Council will decide whether to spend $1.4 million to keep a failed bike share company afloat, the state Supreme Court … Continued

Team­ – Last week, Democrats showed their true colors when they blocked the possibility of a debate on a bill that would make it harder to raise taxes. The bill in question sought to establish a [time and time again] voter-approved supermajority vote to raise taxes in the state Legislature. Republicans argued that the bill should … Continued

The City of Seattle believes that it is taxpayer money well spent to give someone $10,000 to live part time in the Fremont Bridge’s northwest tower and write poetry. So, we made a list of locations Seattle should consider in the future for artists to sit and write poetry/paint/compose…. all on the taxpayers’ dime, of … Continued

This week, state House Democrats showed their true colors and blocked floor debate on a bill that would make it harder to raise taxes. Speaking of the Democrat-controlled state House, Democrat state Rep. Judy Clibborn has refused to give the I-405 fix a hearing. And, in other news, big labor (once again) proves it is happy … Continued

Sound Transit is preparing to push a $15 billion (possibly $30 billion) spending package (ST3) this fall. The question is, given all the broken promises, how will the agency garner voters’ trust? In other news, California billionaire Tom Steyer has confirmed that he is not ready to endorse Hillary Clinton in the primary race, Democrat … Continued