Issue #248

In victory for Obama, justices back rule limiting coal pollution In a major victory for the Obama administration, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the smog from coal plants that drifts across state lines from 28 Midwestern and Appalachian states to the East Coast. The 6-2 ruling bolsters the…

Issue #247

Wall Street Republicans’ dark secret: Hillary Clinton 2016 The biggest parlor game on Wall Street and in corporate boardrooms these days is guessing whether former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will run for president and save the GOP’s old establishment base from its rising populist wing. The second most popular game is guessing what happens if Jeb…

Issue #246

GOP: At sea in Bellevue without Rodney Tom? With Rodney Tom out of the running, the 48th Legislative District is gearing up for a good ol’-fashioned red-on-blue rumble.  That’s bad news for the Republicans in a district where they’ve suffered a 20-year bleed of support. Everything changed in the swing district with the announcement by incumbent Sen….

April 20 LAC Meeting

The April KCDCC Legislative Action Committee Meeting will take place Sunday 4/20 2:00-4:00 at Covington Library 27100 164th Ave SE Covington 98042 This is at the crossing of Highway 18 and the Kent-Kangley Road. Special guest is Shari Song, candidate for 30th District State Senate running against former Democrat Mark Miloscia!

Issue #245

(Daily Clips will not publish next week. The editor’s computer is undergoing repairs.)   In West Virginia’s “chemical valley,” January’s spill had been a long time coming This was West Virginia’s fifth major industrial accident in eight years. Most accidents unfold deep in the mountains that contain the state’s natural resources. In this case, the…

Issue #243

Dems seek to demonize justices, like ‘working the referee’ Senate Democrats and liberal groups are mounting a pressure campaign against the Supreme Court, hoping to influence future decisions by blasting conservative justices for alleged political bias. The effort from the left also portrays the high court as an instrument rigged to help the wealthy, and is…

Issue #242

Scott Walker doesn’t want you to vote; Biden says ‘fight back’ Across the land, Republican state legislators have shouted “voter fraud, voter fraud” to justify various schemes to restrict voting. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is now leading the charge, which makes sense since the phony fraud redounds to his benefit. Legislative actions, written by the corporate-funded…

Issue #241

Republican senators dig in against tea party primary challenges When Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) took the stage recently at a Chamber of Commerce brisket dinner, he not only defended his pork-barrel spending, he spoke about the goodness of government—something few Republicans have dared to do since the small-government tea party movement swept through their party. His…