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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
DIRTY ELECTION TRICKS
TODAY at The Stand — PDC complaint filed regarding GOP mailings — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO and several other groups whose logos were misappropriated in the mailings filed a complaint with the PDC accusing Glen Morgan, whose political committee sent the mailings, of willfully violating state campaign laws. They are asking that the matter be referred to the state Attorney General’s office, which can impose more severe penalties and fines than the PDC.
► In today’s (Longview) Daily News — Progressive groups file complaint against Glen Morgan for campaign mailer — “This is a new low for Washington. Republicans have become addicted to bald-faced lying and shameless deception, and it has to stop,” said Fuse Executive Director Aaron Ostrom.
► In today’s Kitsap Sun — 26th District mailer encourages write-in for ex-candidate who doesn’t want the job — “Don’t vote for me, please,” urged Nathan Schlicher, who’s voiced his support for Democrat Connie FitzPatrick in the race against Republican incumbent Jesse Young. “This is a clear deception tactic.” Said FitzPatrick: “It’s more dirty politics that distracts from the real issues.”
► In the (Aberdeen) Daily World — Mailer urging write-in vote for Purcell over Frasier in the 19th draws fire — “Some of my neighbors got a mailer, funded by wealthy Puget Sound area donors, attacking me and asking voters to write in my friend and supporter Teresa Purcell for state representative, even though she isn’t running,” said Democratic candidate Erin Frasier. “This is just more of the dirty politics that distract from real issues facing Southwest Washington families.”
► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Progressive groups file complaint over phony write-in ads –The newly formed PAC sent mail ads to voters in the 6th Legislative District urging them to write in the name of Joe Pakootas for the open Senate seat (who is not running for election), rather than Democrat Jessa Lewis, who is on the ballot running against Republican Jeff Holy.
► From the Rachel Maddow Show — Republicans turn to dirty tricks as 2018 election approaches — Says Rachel (starting at about 11:00): “This Republican dirty tricks campaign all over Washington state to try to split the Democratic vote… is an effort to try to flip the State Legislature in Washington or at least to stop Democrats from taking more Republican seats in the Legislature.”
► In the Olympian — Groups file complaint over ‘misleading’ mailer in Thurston County commission race
THIS WASHINGTON
► From AP — Changes to overtime rules could increase worker eligibility — Proposed changes to Washington state’s overtime rules could make more professional workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay.
ALSO at The Stand — State moves to restore OT pay protections — After four decades of inaction, L&I releases “pre-draft” towards updated overtime rules that could restore protections to hundreds of thousands of salaried workers.
PREVIOUSLY at The Stand — It’s up to Republicans to hold Rep. Matt Shea accountable (by David Groves, March 21, 2016) — Don’t hold your breath awaiting any ethics investigation, discipline or accountability for this embarrassment of a legislator. That is, unless the Republican Party decides to stop turning a blind eye to the crazy, indefensible actions of its own.
LOCAL
► In today’s Seattle Times — A tale of two Seattle job markets for low-wage workers in new minimum-wage study — Low-wage workers who started out working more hours also saw the most benefit from an increasing Seattle minimum wage.
► In today’s Seattle Times — Seattle City Council to take close look at proposed police-union contract after call to reject it — The Seattle City Council will conduct a careful review of the city’s tentative contract with its rank-and-file police union to determine whether it conforms with police-accountability reforms.
► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Spokane City Council approves rules restricting Border Patrol searches at bus station — After hearing testimony from a crowd of medical students, immigrants, lawyers, pastors and activists, the Spokane City Council approved an ordinance restricting the U.S. Border Patrol’s search of buses and access to city property that is not open to the public.
THAT WASHINGTON
► In today’s Washington Post — The Republican tax cut is a big, fat failure (by Catherine Rampall) — It has achieved none of the things that Republicans promised it would. It didn’t reduce deficits. It didn’t target the middle class. And it didn’t win goodwill with voters. Yet, for some reason, President Trump wants to do it all over again… in the next nine days, no less.
NATIONAL
EDITOR’S NOTE — The Entire Staff of The Stand never thought we’d ever say this but, “Go Red Sox!”
► In the Virginian Pilot — How Ford and the UAW cut a deal to bring Ranger back to the U.S. — A secret meeting in 2015 between Ford Motor Co. and the UAW led to job security and a sigh of relief among factory workers three years later as they begin manufacturing the Ford Ranger midsize pickup truck at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne.
► From MarketWatch — Wages for the 1% just reached their highest level ever — The average wage for the top 1% of income earners hit $719,000 per year in 2017, up 3.7% on the year, exceeding their previous peak. The average wage for the top 0.1% reached $2.7 million in 2017, the second-highest level ever, just 4% below their level in 2007. However, wages for the 0.1% rose 8% on the year in 2017.
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