Monthly Archives: November 2007

OK….good thing that day is over. Like expected, the state legislature enacted the 1% property tax cap. It was not a shining moment. The Governor and the legislature should’ve waited for regular session and looked at some other progressive alternatives. … Continue reading →

A term you may hear a lot over the next couple days. Tim Eyman is all up in arms because Gregoire’s bill won’t stop “banking capacity”, a loophole that could let local governments around the 1% cap. It’s another good … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is a dismal day for Washington State. We have let people like Tim Eyman and Dino Rossi take advantage of our out of whack tax system for their political gain. Joel Connelly in today’s Seattle PI makes an excellent … Continue reading →

From Today’s Yakima Herald: “In the latest twist to Yakima’s City Council blogging scandal, the head of the local Republican Party said party leaders now regret endorsing Rick Ensey prior to his election to the council earlier this month. “

The Tri-City Herald reports on the work by Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) to bring back the Amtrak Pioneer Route from Seattle to Salt Lake City. I always hear people talk about wanting to travel by … Continue reading →

It looks like voter turnout was somewhere in the mid 50s in Central Washington. That is about par for the course in an off year election. Kittitas came in at the highest at 57% (probably due to the controversial Ellensburg … Continue reading →

Chris Mulick at the Tri-City Herald has a intriguing post about the chances that Washington ends up with a new Congressional District after the 2010 census. It’s intriguing because Eastern Washington will need to take in a part of a … Continue reading →

From Today’s Yakima Herald: “Mayor Dave Edler on Tuesday night added himself to the growing list of Yakima residents calling for future city councilman Rick Ensey to step down over a blogging scandal tied to his election campaign. Edler announced … Continue reading →

The Governor called a special session for next Thursday, the 29th to reinstate the 1% cap on property taxes. This was an Eyman initiative overturned by the Supreme Court last week. According to the Seattle Times: Gregoire said she expects … Continue reading →