Tony Christen recently wrote a very pointed letter about the failures of Jay Inslee as governor. The only problem was he did not get them all listed.
During the Jan. 3 cold snap, our …
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Tony Christen recently wrote a very pointed letter about the failures of Jay Inslee as governor. The only problem was he did not get them all listed.
During the Jan. 3 cold snap, our Lewis County Public Utility District paid approximately $2.5 million extra to Bonneville Power for electricity bought from the Southwest.
The Centralia steam plant is scheduled to be closed, and Mr. Inslee wants four dams on the Snake River removed, but interestingly not the Seattle-owned dams on the Skagit River.
If those closures happen, there will not be enough electricity in the Northwest.
Early on, there was a failure of management at Western State Hospital that made it dangerous for patients and employees. Nothing was done by management, and the federal government withheld millions of dollars for its operation.
When rioters took over a Seattle police station, Mr. Inslee said he knew nothing about it.
Millions or billions have been spent on “homelessness” and yet the problem with addiction, illegal drugs and overdose death persists. Those problems have run downhill and now affect our county significantly.
The Employment Security Department botched the unemployment payments during COVID-19. The losses were in the millions or billions. I have never seen a full accounting of the losses. The final responsibility for state agencies is the governor, but that director kept her job and eventually moved to a similar job in D.C.
The ferry system is seriously short of working boats, employees and money. Those problems are because of plans dictated by Mr. Inslee.
Our education system has conflicts because of disagreements over what rights parents have to know about what is being taught and what their children are doing in school. Not a direct responsibility, but Mr. Inslee has ignored the situation.
An issue that makes no sense, both legally, constitutionally and practically, is the law passed that says our state will automatically adopt laws and regulations concerning “climate change” and carbon emissions that are adopted by California.
The first obvious observation is, “How well are things going in California?”
Despite serious regulation and billions spent, it appears carbon emissions are up in Washington since 2012.
Is the legislative majority afraid to vote on these issues, instead abdicating our state’s sovereignty to the left in California?
One bright spot is our new Gov. Bob Ferguson appears to be more rational about spending. Hopefully he is willing to work with both parties in the Legislature to find reasonable, practical solutions voted on by our representatives that benefit all of Washington.
Dave Fenn
Curtis