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Protest Rep. Dave Reichert's opposition to a minimum wage vote
Posted on Author Brian Gunn
Last year House Republicans unanimously voted to block an increase in the minimum wage. This year they’re blocking a vote from even being scheduled, despite overwhelming public support and the millions of families it would lift out of poverty. Meanwhile they continue to support tax cuts for the super rich and corporations that ship jobs […]
When money buys elections: the case of Steve Litzow and Andy Hill, as well as Tom Steyer
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[The Bellevue Reporter published this in an abbreviated form as a letter-to-the-editor in their print edition today, including the part about Litzow and Hill’s funding by the Koch brothers. So far the letter isn’t appearing on their website.] According to letsfreecongress.com, in the 2012 US House elections, 95% of the candidates that outspent their opponents […]
Quickie link: All Income Growth is Going to the Richest 1 Percent of Washingtonians
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According to All Income Growth is Going to the Richest 1 Percent of Washingtonians : It’s time for policymakers in Washington state to take steps to reverse decades of widening economic disparities that threaten broad prosperity, now that it has again been shown that all income growth since 2009 continues to flow to the wealthiest […]