The Tea Party reminds you to turn back your clocks

Full Funding for Higher Ed Required by our State Constitution

The claim has been made that the legislature had to cut billions of dollars from higher education funding because our Constitution prohibited them from making cuts from Basic Public School funding. There is a myth that has been promoted for years that our Constitution ONLY protects basic education funding and not higher education funding. However, […]

Drinking Liberally: get local, get real

Monday night I attended the local Drinking Liberally meetup in Newport Hills, Bellevue. DNC super-delegate Sharon Mast made a good case that Democrats need to field more candidates for local positions, such as school boards, planning commissions, and various tax districts commissions.  These positions are unglamorous but they’re the way that activists can get name […]

Outgoing senators give the inside scoop: Sept 13 at Town Hall Seattle

Longtime State Senate leaders Lisa Brown (D-Spokane) and Joe Zarelli (R-Ridgefield) are retiring this year. Join us as they discuss the challenges facing Washington, including the budget shortfall, school funding, skyrocketing tuition, health care and more. As party leaders, Senators Zarelli and Brown will candidly address the choices elected leaders face on these issues, and […]