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Up Front Blog |
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June 2009
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How concerned are you about King County's handling of your tax dollars? The Washington State Auditor's office released a scathing report on King County's finances this week. The audit was cut short because records could not be found to complete it. Here's a short excerpt from the report: "In response to our request, the audit team received dozens of spreadsheets that were compiled manually and that contained incomplete and conflicting info... The rumors have been flying this year that Boeing will locate a second production line for the 787 in another state. The suggestion has even been made that Boeing will gradually phase out its production in this state and locate in areas it considers more friendly to its business model. Others say this is just the dance that works for Boeing. In 2003 the company pried 3.2 billion in concessions out of the state's taxpayers. In return, the s... It's clear now that the race is on to see which candidate for King County Executive gets second place in the August primary. Susan Hutchison is polling way ahead of her opponents and it would take a miracle for any of them to make up roughly 20 points or more amongst voters. Dow Constantine called Hutchison out this week, trying to draw attention to what he says are her conservative Republican values. The race, incidentally, is non-partisan... Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is proud of his record during his eight years as mayor now he wants four more years in office. Nickels admits mistakes and says he'll make more in the future, but promises they won't be the same mistakes. Seattle voters are not lining up behind him yet. In a KING 5/SurveyUSA poll of likely primary voters taken this past week, 30 percent said they weren't sure who they'd vote for, 25 percent said they'd vote for Nic... It's six years and counting since the US occupied Iraq. Military author Thomas Ricks thinks President Obama's administration may preside longer over the Iraq war than President Bush's. What do you think? Are we there for an unlimited stay -- like in Germany or Korea? Or can you see light at the end of the tunnel? Will we be out in five, ten or fifteen years? ...The Obama administration hopes to pass a health care reform bill by the end of this year. Almost everyone agrees "something" has to be done about its cost. Healthcare takes an increasing proportion of our national wealth, our tax dollars and our personal budgets. What no one agrees on is how to reduce the cost. Some think a more competitive health care market, where insurers and doctors have to compete for your dollars will reduce the cost... The big snow storm melted away five months ago, but it's still making news. Reports indicate the Department of Transportation or SDOT has had internal problems dating back years. The city has spent more than 500 thousand dollars trying to figure out what to do about them and plans on spending more. City council members Jan Drago and Nick Licata said they were not made aware of audits that indicated the depth of the SDOT's problems and an ... |
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