Monthly Archives: February 2007

to see if Rep. Shirley Hankins (R-Richland) does the honorable thing and resigns from public office for using her position to enrich her family. Let’s check in on our other Central Washington legislators: Rep. Mary Skinner (R-Yakima) is still trying … Continue reading →

Rep. Shirley Hankins is abusing the power of her office to help her daughter’s business. The pattern of abuse is well-documented in a story released today in the Tri-City Herald. She is under investigation by the state legislative ethics committee … Continue reading →

The one bill from any central washington legislator moving through Olympia is Rep. Mary Skinner’s (R-Yakima) poet laureate bill. She may have thought about checking to see if any of her constituents want the bill to pass. In today’s Yakima … Continue reading →

During the mid-December storm that devastated the Puget Sound,  Kate Fleming, an audiobook narrator, drowned when floodwaters trapped her in the basement of her Seattle home. Kate was so engrossed in her work, she never saw or heard the torrent as … Continue reading →

Rep. Mike Armstrong (R-Wenatchee) wins my award for the world’s most boring press release. I dare you to read the whole thing: http://www.houserepublicans.wa.gov/armstrong/newsroom/070222.htm

Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain is one of the first Presidential candidates to show up in Washington. He will go to a luncheon and get the endorsement of Attorney General Rob McKenna. The question is: Will any Presidential contenders make … Continue reading →

I keep hearing rumors about these things that happen on the westside called “town hall meetings”. What is that? It sounds like something where legislators answer questions from their constituents.  I think a lot of people in Central Washington would … Continue reading →

The Seattle Times did an interesting story today on former 5th CD (Spokane, Pullman, Walla Walla) Congressman George Nethercutt and the revolving door between steering federal dollars toward a company, getting contributions from that same company and then, after leaving … Continue reading →

Interesting interview last week on Inside Olympia with David Ammons.  Appointed 14th LD Senator Jim Clements was explaining to Ammons how he came to the decison not to seek re-election as a 14th LD Representative saying he was positioning himself for the Deccio … Continue reading →

The Democrats proposed a bill that would make Department of Social and Health Services offices a place where people could register to vote. It sounds pretty straightforward, right? Well, Rep. Bruce Chandler thinks that we aren’t doing enough to register … Continue reading →