Jay Inslee used his annual State of the State address on Tuesday to outline his usual big-government agenda for 2016. And, our green governor also used the speech to begin laying the foundation for … [Read more...]
WEA favors dues money over helping students
Multiple local teachers union locals—coordinated by the parent organization, the Washington Education Association (WEA)—have organized illegal teachers strikes against the families in their … [Read more...]
3 lies the WEA is telling to sell its agenda
Seattle teachers are on an illegal strike today. It’s all because the Washington Education Association (WEA) and its local affiliates are not pleased with the budgets proposed by the state Senate and … [Read more...]
WEA favors dues money over helping students
Multiple local teachers union locals—coordinated by the parent organization, the Washington Education Association (WEA)—have organized illegal teachers strikes against the state legislature over the … [Read more...]
The Morning Briefing — September 26, 2019
After handing out two double-digit pay raises to avoid teachers’ strikes, Seattle Schools are running out of money … [Read more...]
How far (in debt) will Jay Inslee go for special interests?
Jay Inslee is all about his special interests -- and their agenda. Big labor donated millions of dollars to elect Inslee during his last campaign. And, during his first term, Inslee has made sure his … [Read more...]
Three times the WEA revealed its self-interested agenda
Republican legislators (and a handful of Democrats) fought to save voter-approved public charter schools during the 2016 legislative session, an action required after the state Supreme Court’s … [Read more...]
What took lawmakers so long? Democrats, that’s what
The Seattle Times recently asked the question: What took the state Legislature so long to wrap-up the people’s business? Last year, the legislative session went into three special sessions, dragging … [Read more...]
Surprise, surprise: The WEA endorses Inslee
The Washington Education Association (WEA) endorsed Jay Inslee over the weekend. The endorsement was not a surprise, especially considering all that Inslee has done to pander to the union’s interests … [Read more...]
State AG urges Supreme Court to allow unions to rip off non-members for politics
Currently about half of the states allow public sector unions to charge non-members “agency fees” for the cost of bargaining contracts. Whether or not unions will be able to continue taking dues money … [Read more...]
Hey Seattle School Board, what did you do with $753 million?
So far this year, Seattle taxpayers have paid $753 million to the school board. Put in perspective, that hefty sum amounts to $14,000 per student, the most funding ever. As the Washington Policy … [Read more...]
3 times Inslee prioritized the WEA over improving education
Jay Inslee has a close relationship with the Washington Education Association (WEA). Inslee has proved—time and time again—that he is more concerned with appeasing his million-dollar campaign donor … [Read more...]