Contrary to the claims of WSDOT officials, the Highway 99 tunnel project may actually be $523 million not $223 million over budget. In other news, during the delegate count at the DNC, Socialist … [Read more...]
Last Week Today – 07-24-16
Team — Last week, we learned that the Highway 99 tunnel will be delayed – again – until 2019 (remember, it was supposed to open late 2015). The delay will also burden taxpayers with at least an … [Read more...]
State tunnel project delayed again – and millions more over budget
When the Highway 99 project was in its initial planning stages, the state failed to inform Seattle Tunnel Partners — the project’s contractor — about the location of a steel pipe it put in place and … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift – July 21, 2016
Jay Inslee has a history of confusing actions. But, recently, he out did himself and evoked the wrath of extreme greenies. And, speaking of our green governor, Inslee recently continued his efforts to … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift – July 20, 2016
The problems caused by “human error” are common for WSDOT. Given that reality, we decided to document the top three “human errors” caused by WSDOT that have wreaked havoc on commuters (and their … [Read more...]
Bertha builder says problems caused by government incompetence
You cannot hold others responsible for your own incompetence. Especially when billions of dollars are at stake. That’s the primary lesson Jay Inslee and the Washington State Department of … [Read more...]
Inslee attacks Trump – beats defending his failed administration
“The governor wants to make this race about Trump, and at the end of the day he has to run on his record and against me… Let’s deal with the issues that are affecting people in Washington … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift – July 12, 2016
It looks like Initiative 1433 -- pushed by Raise Up Washington, a union front group -- made it to the November ballot. So, it should come as no surprise that the union front group is already touting … [Read more...]
Our green governor’s “work” habits (Part XIII)
Our ongoing “Friday Funny” series (at least, it would be a lot funnier if taxpayers weren’t paying for it) exploring how Jay Inslee spends most of his day not actually working continues. Here’s what … [Read more...]
Jay Inslee’s government waste problem
It seems as though wasteful spending is a main characteristic of governments everywhere. Certainly, Washington State is no exception. Unfortunately, after decades of Democrats controlling Olympia, … [Read more...]
Democrats’ war on transportation
We’ve covered Democrats’ war on jobs and their war on democracy already this week -- but, we’d be remiss if we did not also point out Democrats’ war on transportation… particularly, cars. Just like … [Read more...]
5 debate questions Inslee must answer
Jay Inslee will face off against Republican challenger, Bill Bryant, in their first debate on August 17th. The Association of Washington Business (AWB) said it would host the debate, as it did after … [Read more...]