“Governor Inslee is failing all Washington residents and small business owners with his ever-changing COVID-19 criteria. He is quick to say that the metrics make the decisions, not him, but he is choosing which metrics to use and when to change them.”
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/inslee-pierce-cowlitz-and-whitman-counties-must-tighten-covid-19-restrictions-as-washington-cases-rise/article_e78b0e44-9bed-11eb-bbe6-2b4479f6c175.html
Thanks to our Republican Leaders in Olympia for fighting back against @GovInslee’s latest misuse of power:
“No county should be moving backward in our state’s reopening plan.”
https://jtwilcox.houserepublicans.wa.gov/2021/04/12/no-counties-should-be-moving-backward-say-legislative-republican-leaders/
Reminder: Today Senate Democrats are holding an executive session to advance SB 5476 to a floor vote. This bill expands the Blake Supreme Court Decision and effectively legalizes illegal drugs like heroin.
Contact your legislators here: https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Pages/hotline.aspx#:~:text=Call%20our%20HOTLINE%20at%201,contact%20the%20Governor%20click%20here).
For months conservatives have criticized WA Gov Inslee’s handling of the pandemic. But now even some Democrats are exasperated at the pace of reopening. As are some local officials. Here’s our story: https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/post/inslee-defends-reopening-plan-face-growing-frustration-including-fellow-democrats #COVID19 #wagov #waleg
A statement from House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox and Senate Republican Leader John Braun on the governor’s decision to move Cowlitz, Pierce and Whitman counties back to Phase 2 of his reopening plan. http://ow.ly/rj6n30rEj3I #waleg
BREAKING: Gov. Inslee just announced that Cowlitz, Pierce, and Whitman counties will roll back to Phase 2 in the state’s reopening plan. https://www.q13fox.com/news/pierce-cowlitz-and-whitman-counties-moving-back-to-phase-2-of-reopening-plan #waleg
As we hit the homestretch of the 2021 legislative session, here’s a reminder of House Republican priorities. http://ow.ly/yF5N50EmEsx #waleg
Senate Democrats are proposing 33 new fees and taxes for a transportation package, including a 9.8 cents per gallon increase to the gas tax. They also expected to pass a low-carbon fuel standard, which would increase what you pay at the pump. http://ow.ly/NOAz30rEgAi #waleg
Freshman Reps. Peter Abbarno and Mark Klicker joined Austin Jenkins of TVW’s Inside Olympia to discuss their experiences and priorities in the remote legislative session. Watch here: http://ow.ly/1bsb50ElvCS #waleg