This is Leadership? Unbelievable!!!

 


Governor Inslee uses climate change as an excuse for his administration’s failings.  Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, the governor says the recent wildfires plaguing the state were caused by climate change.  Yet the primary culprit appears to be poor forest management, which provided the conditions that enabled fires to rapidly spread.  After the devastating 2014 Carlton Fires, the state set out to thin/manage 200,000 acres a year.  Yet in the past five years, the state has only thinned 65,000 acres – total.  Even Democrat legislators are questioning Inslee’s non-science-based claims.  Representative Brian Blake (D – Aberdeen) responded to the governor’s comments by stating, “I think he’s focused on his personal political beliefs.”  (Capital Press and Shift)

Because Governor Inslee and the Democrat legislative leadership stubbornly refuse to call for a special session to repair the state’s budget, and resolve funding issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Washington State school districts are being forced to lay off or furlough bus drivers.  Normally state funding for bus transportation is based on the number of riders, yet there is currently little, or no bus service being deployed since most districts are instructing their students remotely.  Districts are uncertain of the funding the state will provide, and thus many have laid off or furloughed their bus drivers. This could be one of several issues settled by a legislative special session. By Governor Inslee and Democrat legislative leaders don’t care – what Representative Blake said applies here as well: they are a bit too focused on their “personal political beliefs”, not what’s good for the state. (Everett Herald)

A petition has been signed by nearly 35,000 residents asking that Fall high school sports be allowed to take place as originally scheduled.  Yet, in order for any type of Fall schedule to occur, five things will need to take place; 1) Governor Inslee needs to recommend sports to return; 2) the Washington State Department of Health needs to approve health guidelines for each sport; 3) School leaders need to approve; 4) Coaches would need to approve; and, 5) the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Executive Board would need to approve schedules.  (MyNorthwest and Change.org)

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