Jay Inslees cap-and-tax scheme has drawn the attention of the media and lawmakers since he proposed the new tax last month. If you can’t read this email. Please view online Team – Jay Inslees cap-and-tax scheme has drawn the attention of the media and lawmakers since he proposed the new tax last month. Yet, Inslee does not seem to expect the scheme to gain much traction in the Legislature. During his State of the State address, he referred to it passively as a good-faith compromise to spark action. As Shift reported, Inslees purpose for his cap-and-tax is not to see the policy through to implementation but to distract attention from a bigger, greener plan — his fuel mandate. While the cap-and-tax drama unfolds in the Legislature, Inslee is free to fly under the radar, pushing toward a fuel mandate by executive order with little-to-no media attention. We now know that Inslee has finally set the timeline for jamming his executive order through. Legislators and the public have from February 4th-28th to submit comments on the Department of Ecologys fuel mandate rule, after that Inslee will have met the minimal legal obligations for issuing an executive order. Inslee managed to create the perfect smoke screen (a cap-and-tax scheme) he needs to distract the public from a fuel mandate that 80% of Washington voters believe is too pricey. Thats why its more important than ever that we get the word out to the 79% of voters who are unaware of Inslees fuel mandate plan. Shift has been hard at work raising awareness, but we need your help. Please consider helping us by doing two things right now, if you havent done so already. Sign our petition asking Jay Inslee to do the right thing and allow the legislature to vote on his fuel mandate. Order our pre-printed Post-It notes. Every time you fill up your vehicle, leave a sticky note behind on the gas pump to let the next person know about Inslees plans. Remember to take a picture of the note to send to us, so we can add it to our statewide map. – Matthew, Josh and the rest of the SHIFT WA Team State loses Bertha cost overrun case, taxpayers on hook for millions more? A dispute review board found Washington State should pay its contractors-Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP)-for tackling severe groundwater flows at the Highway 99 tunnel machines launch pit in Seattles Sodo district. [read more] Sawant delivers Socialist response to Obamas State of the Union Address Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant thinks quite highly of herself. As a councilmember, Sawant has worked to change the name of a national holiday, offered her advice on foreign policy issues and, yesterday, delivered a response to President Barack Obamas State of the Union Address for the second time in a row. [read more] Murray hates education law she voted for Senator Patty Murray took to the editorial pages of the Seattle Times today to rail against the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act. Evidently, she is quite upset over the 2001 education reform law and wants people to know almost 14 years later how disgusted she is by it. [read more] Socialist Kshama Sawant picks up two opponents Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant-a self-proclaimed socialist-picked up two opponents in her 2015 re-election bid for the councils 3rd District. Her opponents are Rod Hearne, the former executive director of Equal Rights, and Morgan Beach, who works for the American Red Cross and serves on the Seattle Womens Commission. [read more]
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 03:35:48 +0000
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