Snohomish County Democrats evidently mind slapping higher taxes on their constituents, but they are not happy with the prospect of waiting another quarter century for light rail in Everett, as was … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift – 03/25/16
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 … [Read more...]
Last Week Today – 03-27-16
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, … [Read more...]
Enough is enough – Sound Transit goes too far, asks for too much
Everyone, from the right to the left, agrees - the property tax is one of the most egregious forms of taxation. It hits the poor and elderly hard and, on a philosophical level, it calls into question … [Read more...]
Sound Transit rolls out latest money grab with $50 billion price tag
Sound Transit released its plan today for sucking up all available transportation tax dollars decades, a scheme called Sound Transit 3 (ST3). The plan carries a whopping $50 billion price tag for … [Read more...]
Sound Transit wants how many billions – of your tax $$?
Proving that raising taxes is always a good way to rally the liberal base in King County, a Sound Transit support group – Seattle Subway – is suggesting that local Democrats are not thinking big … [Read more...]
Desperate Dems try to spin GOP transportation win
It’s pretty clear to objective onlookers that the Republican-controlled state Senate managed to dominate this year’s legislative session by sticking to a reasonable, rational approach on every issue … [Read more...]
Lawmakers pass transportation package, deliver blow to Inslee’s fuel mandate
The state Legislature passed the $16 billion, 16-year transportation early this morning, overcoming last-minute obstruction from Senate Democrats that forced senators to return to the floor at dawn … [Read more...]
State House must pass transportation package
The state House is expected to decide the fate of the transportation package today. Yesterday evening, the state Senate passed the package by a 39-9 vote. The transportation package is a result of … [Read more...]
The big question Sound Transit can’t escape
Sound Transit officials did not lose a minute preparing a strategy for selling their Sound Transit 3 (ST3) plan—complete with its $15 billion price tag—to the public. The package would require “a new … [Read more...]
Future of bi-partisan transportation package in hands of Democrat-controlled House
Earlier this month, the state Senate passed a much needed, three-years-in-the-making transportation package on a 27 to 22 bi-partisan vote. The transportation package is a compromise plan and, as … [Read more...]
Would you trust Sound Transit with your tax dollars?
In all likelihood, Sound Transit will—sometime in the near future—ask voters in King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties to, once again, place their trust in its promises. In turn, voters will decide … [Read more...]