Monthly Archives: September 2007

Many of us in Kittitas County were bracing for the attack on the Governor for approving a wind project west of Ellensburg. We thought the GOP would try to say that local government and local citizens weren’t listened to and … Continue reading →

Peter Goldmark, who ran for Congress in the 5th CD in 2006, is kicking off his campaign for Washington State Lands Commissioner. It’s exciting to see a democrat from Eastern Washington have a real shot at statewide office. Here’s more … Continue reading →

According to the Tri City Herald, the Public Disclosure Commission will announce their ruling on Haler’s relationship with Northwest Tire Recycling… We’ll let you know what happens… UPDATE: The PDC found that Haler did nothing wrong….still working on Hankins.

This is what Seattle Times blogger David Postman has to say about Rossi resigning from his fake non-profit: Meanwhile, Republican Dino Rossi has resigned as president of his non-profit but is taking a lump sum payment as severance that will … Continue reading →

According To “Talking Points Memo”, a national blog…. “At the end of August, the National Republican Congressional Committee reported only $1.6 million cash on hand, with $4 million in debt. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, by comparison, had banked over … Continue reading →

It was interesting reading the article in the Yakima Herald-Republic about the Republicans backing Rick Ensey for the Yakima city council.  Are the Republicans getting scared?  We all know that most of the locally elected city council members in the … Continue reading →

The Yakima Herald went after the Yakima Republicans for endorsing in a non-partisan race. They believe that partisan politics has no bearing on the effectiveness of a city councilmember.

Ok…let’s start this post with a quote: “It’s a little too easy to raise taxes right now,” Honeyford said, adding that he’d like to see the state prioritize its spending without blindly cutting things that would affect local law enforcement … Continue reading →

In about six weeks, all the ballots will be cast on a measure that would allow a simple majority (50% +1) to pass a school levy in Washington State. In the last few years, there have been a number of … Continue reading →

In a couple weeks, democrats from all over Eastern Washington will converge on Spokane to think ahead about how we get more competitive over here. The conference takes place on October 12th and 13th. Dwight Pelz, the Chair of the … Continue reading →