The member unions of the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) — the state’s AFL-CIO affiliate—have released their “Shared Prosperity Agenda,” an outline of big labor’s legislative priorities in 2015. … [Read more...]
Inslee denies broken campaign promise
Jay Inslee appeared on KIRO Radio’s The Dori Monson Show following his State of the State address. Monson kicked off the interview by playing a clip of what Inslee promised on his show as a … [Read more...]
Liberal “think” tank suffers epic fail trying to refute GOP budget analysis
State Senator Andy Hill knows that this year it’s the turn of the Democrat-controlled House to write the first state budget draft, but saw the need last week to set the record straight about one thing … [Read more...]
Sen. Hill challenges Inslee’s sky-is-falling rhetoric on state budget
Key Republican state senators commented on Jay Inslee’s $39 billion budget at the Washington Policy Center’s Solutions Summit Conference this week. One of those senators included Sen. Andy Hill, who … [Read more...]
TBT: How Democrats obstructed the legislative agenda in 2014
The legislative agenda in 2015 is clear—the Legislature must pass a balanced and sustainable budget that includes education reforms and funding as required by the state Supreme Court’s McCleary … [Read more...]
2015 priorities: Education
Using the phrase Jay Inslee seemed so attached to during the 2012 gubernatorial campaign, the Legislature must “focus like a laser beam” on education this year. Circumstances, particularly the state … [Read more...]
Jay Inslee on illegal budget: “Buck up!”
Jay Inslee has a response to all his budget critics: “Buck up!” Our green governor proposed historic spending and tax increases, but cannot seem to understand the reaction of those who received his … [Read more...]
Inslee’s education budget proposal requires tax hikes
Jay Inslee rolled out some ideas for education spending in the next budget cycle during a not-so-transparent town hall meeting last night. Here are the highlights of what can hardly be called a plan … [Read more...]
Inslee reverses campaign promise again, likely to propose $1 billion in new taxes
Last week, Jay Inslee’s Office of Financial Management (OFM) determined that the pay raises he negotiated with state employee unions — which would cost taxpayers more than $583 million — are … [Read more...]
OFM: $583 million in new labor contracts are “feasible”
On Friday, the Office of Financial Management (OFM) certified that more than $583 million in state employee union pay hikes—contracts Jay Inslee agreed to as a reward for his campaign donors—are … [Read more...]
Democrats vs. Inslee
Jay Inslee and members of his own party have been getting in the ring quite a lot lately, with Inslee on the receiving end of most knockout punches. Much of the tension is driven by Inslee’s extreme … [Read more...]
The WEA’s shrinking influence
The 2014 state elections revealed that the Washington Education Association’s (WEA) influence in Washington State is declining. As the Washington Policy Center points out, the recent election results … [Read more...]