August 31, 2020


Governor Jay Inslee is refusing an in-person debate with his election opponent, despite the proposed debate adhering to the health guidelines his administration has issued and he has followed in his own pubic events.   The Washington State Debate Coalition revealed that Governor Inslee is afraid of answering questions about his questionable decision-making this year, and is not willing to participate in an in-person debate with his challenger, Loren Culp. He claims it’s because the Ferry County Sheriff will not be wearing a mask while standing more than six feet away from the governor.  Yet, Governor Inslee has often spoken in public without wearing a mask, and recently spoke in Yakima (the county with the highest coronavirus infection rate in Washington State) without a mask declaring, “I only took mine off because of the First Amendment.”  Apparently, Governor Inslee feels that the First Amendment only applies to him, and not to Sheriff Culp. (MyNorthwest and YouTube)

 Republican lawmakers again called for a special session of the legislature, to not only to perform its constitutional obligations to repair the state budget which has been devastated by a projected $8.8 billion shortfall in future revenues, but also to make important decisions about the upcoming school year.  At a media availability on Monday morning, Representative Mike Steele (R – Chelan) stated that many of the education proposals before the legislature involve social and emotional learning, and by denying young students the opportunity to interact with other children will significantly impact their social development.  Steele is also concerned about the inequality of access to reliable internet connections for some rural and poorer students, and how distance learning will only increase the education gap among students.  Representative Paul Harris (R – Vancouver) stated it is “completely wrong” for Governor Inslee and Superintendent of Public Instructions Chris Reykdal to “make decisions in isolation” over education without the involvement of the legislature.  Education funding accounts for about 50% of the state budget. (Legislative Republican media availability)

 Governor Jay Inslee’s Employment Security Department (ESD) continues to fail in providing promised benefits to tens of thousands of Washington State residents negatively impacted by the governor’s emergency orders.  Beyond the 20,000 people the ESD admits it has failed in delivering payments (and experts believe that figure does not include even more who received a check or two from the state before being cut-off, and have not had their claims reprocessed and payments resumed), attorneys claim that an additional 35,000 more have still not been allowed a hearing to dispute denied claims.  The Unemployment Law Project is suing the ESD over the Inslee Administration’s failure to provide residents an opportunity to appeal its rulings. An attorney for the group stated, “The whole energy around the stay-at-home order to keep us safe is basically being invalidated by the fact that people cannot just meet their basic living needs. This is a public health crisis, on top of the economic hardship. It’s just so egregious.” (MyNorthwest)

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