Posts by Bill Lyne

Like a SuperPac not coordinating with the McKenna campaign, the Seattle Times called out Democratic Leadership by name this week.  They told us that a study from the University of Pennsylvania had told them that Chris Gregoire, Frank Chopp, and Lisa Brown are responsible for the fact that not enough people in Washington go to…

Last month, Western Washington University held its Board of Trustees meeting at Safeco Field, the house that Washington taxpayers built.  The last part of the meeting was devoted to a panel discussion with a distinguished group of legislators and business leaders. One of the peppiest panelists was a fellow named Lew McMurran, the Vice President…

Now that Governor Gregoire has released her list of ways to cut another $2 to $4 billion from the state budget (in the hope that this cut-into-the-bone list will help people get interested in some new taxes), she and Department of Revenue director Suzan DelBene have turned their attention to revenue possibilities.  Faithful readers of…