Environmentalists target Rodney Tom

Washington Conservation Voters is holding a canvass/door-to-door  On Tuesday, March 11 from 3PM to 5PM to in Rodney Tom’s district, the 48th LD, to inform voters of his bad deeds with respect to thwarting environmental legislation.     See details here. They write: As the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Rodney Tom must be held responsible for his…

Reps. Beutler, Hastings, and McMorris-Rodgers sign Koch pledge against climate taxes

The Koch Brothers’ Americans for Prosperity has a project http://www.noclimatetax.com to oppose carbon and other taxes that would address climate change. Oddly, the website is filled with spelling errors and awkward prose: We don’t believe it is appropriate to hide tax hike in environmental bills. … This approach allows us to have open an honest…

Rodney Tom harms the homeless

From Publicola (third item): Word is Sen. Rodney Tom (D-48, Medina), head of the Republican-dominated Majority Coalition Caucus, wanted the bill killed to snub ardent low-income housing advocate and speaker of the house Rep. Frank Chopp (D-43, Wallingford). Bill co-sponsor Sen. Hobbs tells Fizz: “Tom told me and Sen. Benton that he told Angel to…