My Inbox is filled with outraged emails from advocacy groups concerned about the President’s plan to cut Social Security. The government spends trillions of dollars on corrupt, immoral, disastrous wars; on bailouts for the very banks that crashed the economy; and on tax breaks and subsidies for corporations.  It is unacceptable that they want to…
In the articles listed below I presented combined scorecards for Washington State legislators, based on five component scorecards: labor, conservation, racial justice, choice, and conservative. Who’s progressive in the Washington State Senate? — based on combined data from five scorecards Who’s progressive in the Washington State House? — based on combined data from five scorecards…
“John McCain’s campaign has suggested that the best answer for the growing pressures on Social Security might be to cut cost of living adjustments or raise the retirement age. Let me be clear: I will not do either.”
The State Senate’s Budget: Cutting the Lifeline The State Senate unveiled its $33.2 billion two-year operating budget today, sweeping $180 million out of the Disability Lifeline cash grant and moving it to Housing and Essential Needs (HEN). There was also the expected shift of $1 billion in new money into basic education, higher ed and…
In Who’s progressive in the Washington State House? — based on combined data from five scorecards and in Who’s progressive in the Washington State Senate? — based on combined data from five scorecards, I presented a score for each Washington State legislator based on component scores assigned by conservation, labor, women’s rights, racial justice, and…
Washington Conservation Voters reports: Governor Inslee announced his 2013-2015 budget. With it, Governor Inslee draws a line in the sand: He has proposed to close the Big Oil tax loophole that gives away $41 million each biennium to out-of-state oil companies! Will you join Governor Inslee in standing up to Big Oil? Add your name…
Are you ready to join us for our Regional Grassroots Democracy Convergence in Portland, Oregon, May 3-5? REGISTER TODAY! This event will bring you together with Move to Amend activists and supporters from throughout the surrounding region, and will be a valuable opportunity to: ★ Receive training in the skills you’ll need to organize more…
Only about 40 people showed up at Rep. Adam Smith’s Town Hall Meeting in Newcastle on Thursday evening. Smith said that Americans are deeply in denial about the choices we face. When polled, people say they want the same or more government spending on education, health care, research, etc., and even the military. But nobody…