Legislative Commentary

Last month I mentioned how a member of the Senate minority had introduced legislation to prohibit state government from, of all things, using gas-powered leaf blowers. It was my pick for the “Really?” award of the 2014 session – until the governor stepped to a microphone last Tuesday morning.

While Governor Inslee deserves another “really?” for quietly giving pay raises this month to the directors of Ecology, Labor and Industries, and Revenue – in other words, people in charge of regulations/fees and taxes – the public declaration he made takes the cake. Keep reading for the rest of that story...