A dispute review board found Washington State should pay its contractors—Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP)—for “tackling severe groundwater flows at the Highway 99 tunnel machine’s launch pit” in … [Read more...]
Special interests’ 2015 legislative priorities
Jay Inslee outlined his legislative wish list during his State of the State speech yesterday. He used his time to again pitch his budget proposal —particularly his capital gains tax and cap-and-tax … [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...]
House Democrat fibs on transportation package history
Judy Clibborn is the Democrat chair of the State House Transportation Committee. In that role, she usually has a front-row seat on matters involving transportation funding in the state, though … [Read more...]
Is Obamacare slowing West Coast port traffic?
In June, SHIFT reported that a labor dispute was brewing between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), the group representing port … [Read more...]
Big labor defends picketers’ right to make hostile threats
The Stand—mouthpiece of the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC)—recently accused the Seattle Times of supporting “greedy corporations” during the grain export dispute between United Grain Corp. and … [Read more...]
Sawant’s problem with efficient businesses
From KCGOP, Last week, the Seattle City Council confirmed Kathleen O’Toole as the city’s next police chief in an 8-1 vote with Socialist Councilmember Kshama Sawant voting NO. Sawant delivered a … [Read more...]
Not raising taxes scares state employees’ union bosses
Billions of taxpayer dollars are at risk in the current negotiations led by Jay Inslee over the next contract with state employees, though the only way to find out what is going on is to read the tea … [Read more...]
Liberal Lie #5: Democrats want a bi-partisan solution to our state’s transportation problems
Transportation used to be one of the few issues in Washington that was relatively bi-partisan – labor Democrats liked bigger transportation budgets because it meant more jobs for union members, and … [Read more...]
The orange list is unreliable, and so is WSDOT
We uncovered an interesting letter by State Senator Curtis King, pointing to the reasons why a transportation package was not passed. It says, in part: 3. Confusion Over Project Scope and Cost. WSDOT … [Read more...]