In overturning Washington state’s voter-approved two-thirds majority for raising taxes, a King County judge may have inadvertently bolstered the latest efforts of those who’ve spent years introducing — and reintroducing — similar legislation. Superior Court Judge Bruce Heller on Wednesday ended three months of deliberation by ruling that requiring a super majority for the...
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The State of Washington is set to award a no-bid contract worth nearly a quarter-million dollars to a former employee of the agency for which the service will be provided. According to a legal notice obtained by The Freedom Foundation, an Olympia-based free market think tank, the Office of Financial Management has requested permission...
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The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services this month awarded two “sole-source” contracts — including one to a disciple of self-described “radical” Marxist Saul Alinsky — in order to satisfy a “legislative mediation” requirement to acquaint the agency’s case workers with the concept of racism. The total value of the two deals...
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Republican officials in Washington’s 5th Legislative District were completely blindsided by the news on Tuesday that Maple Valley incumbent Sen. Cheryl Pflug was abruptly ending her re-election bid to accept an appointed position with the state, and they believe Gov. Christine Gregoire’s fingerprints are all over the decision. “This is so transparent,” said 5th...
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Four days after the news that Ridgefield Sen. Joe Zarelli had announced he will not seek re-election to a fifth term, Washington state Republicans suffered another blow on Tuesday with the announcement that Sen. Cheryl Pflug, from Maple Valley, had been named to the Washington Growth Management Hearings Board. Pflug’s six-year term begins July...
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A little-noticed amendment to the $642 billion defense appropriation bill approved on Friday in Congress would make it easier the federal government to use propaganda and, if necessary, misinformation against foreign enemies — and U.S. citizens, too. Co-sponsored by Washington State Rep. Adam Smith, a Democrat, and Texas Republican Rep. Mac Thornberry, the measure...
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Yet another major conservative voice is touting Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers as a viable choice as eventual Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s running mate. A few weeks ago, Townhall magazine listed the four-term Spokane Congresswoman as one of a dozen or so on the GOP screening committee’s short list. This month, The American Spectator...
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Rob McKenna, the presumptive Republican nominee for Washington state governor this fall, officially filed his paperwork for the office on Thursday afternoon. The two-term state attorney general’s filing was announced a few minutes before 5 p.m. just one day ahead of the deadline. His likely Democratic opponent, former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, filed his...
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The Washington Federation of State Employees has filed suit against the State Ethics Commission , alleging its sanctions against of two members who appeared in union-sponsored TV commercials in 2011 will have a “chilling effect” on the free speech rights of all state employees. The union filed the lawsuit May 10 in U.S. District...
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Three days and change into filing week and Rob McKenna is still a no-show. The state attorney general has been campaigning actively for the office for more than a year, but to date, he hasn’t turned in his paperwork with the Secretary of State’s Office. The filing window, which opened on Monday morning, closes...
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