See Main Street vs. Wall Street: Ground Zero in Ohio: March 6, 2012 , Marcy Kaptur, Dick Cheney and the Death of Social Security Can Ohio Residents Afford Marcy Kaptur?. Marcy Kaptur, Have You No Sense of Decency? Ever Hear of the U.S. Constitution?
You often hear conservatives complain about the (allegedly) increasing state budget. But as this article from Washington Policy Watch explains, the increase disappears if you adjust for inflation and population growth. Budget with no adjustments Budget with inflation adjustment Budget with inflation and population adjustment See Honey, I shrunk the budget: An honest look at…
An outstanding public citizen requested some answers from the Washington Secretary of State about the concealed counting going on inside our computerized vote-counting system. Predictably, she received a set of canned talking points. Below the canned talking points is a point-by-point rebuttal from Black Box Voting. REBUTTALS TO WASHINGTON STATE’S TALKING POINTS ABOUT VOTING MACHINES TALKING POINT: We have…
Maureen Dowd in this blistering critique of the GOP — Ghastly Outdated Party — quotes various Republicans who have condemned the extremism of the current batch of GOP presidential candidates. For example, Dowd quotes Jeb Bush as saying, “I used to be a conservative, and I watch these debates and I’m wondering, I don’t think…
When Will President Obama’s Critics Admit They Were Wrong?
Forbes reports: Speaking at a recent conference, Mark Bertolini, CEO and Chairman of Aetna Insurance, announced that the end is near for profit driven health insurance companies. “The system doesn’t work, it’s broke today. The end of insurance companies, the way we’ve run the business in the past, is here.†In highlighting the reasons for…
Democrats’ plan for state budget is a gimmick, GOP leader says
King County Dems Legislative Action Newsletter has good info about bills moving and dying in the state legislature
On the topic of education, the Washington State Constitution is a highly progressive document. ARTICLE IX EDUCATION says: SECTION 1 PREAMBLE. It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without distinction or preference on account of race, color, caste, or sex….
There’s no other way to say it: Health coverage for new employees is dismal in Washington. Barely half of Washington employers actually offer health coverage to full-time employees. Then there is the traditional waiting period until you qualify, the employee share of the health costs … and it’s probably best to not even calculate the…