Tag: Gopher Tax
End of the Looney Tunes Commission
At the regularly scheduled Thurston County Commissioner meeting last Tuesday afternoon, all appeared similar, yet different from the previous eight years of this Commission....
We the Governed’s top 10 stories from 2016
Every blog site must have it’s annual top 10 list. Here is ours. These are listed in order based on the highest viewed articles...
How did the Democrats lose Thurston County?
The final election results are official in Thurston County, and it is clear that dramatic political change has arrived. The Thurston County Commission, in...
Thurston County goes Independent – first time in state history
Death threats, Robocalls, Ramtha Cash, and Lawsuits. The Thurston County Commission race had something for everyone, and while there were lots of adjectives that...
Total citizen opposition to questionable rural car tax at Thurston County...
At the Tuesday hearing for Thurston County’s proposed rural car tax for the new Thurston County Transportation Benefit District generated very little love from...
Thurston County wants to force another illegal tax on rural residents
Thurston County’s Commissioners have cultivated a well-deserved reputation for incompetence and hostility towards rural residents over the past half decade. Now, a recently proposed...
Tempted by “Turd Tax,” King County Council and staff shocked by...
The King County Council, just like the Thurston County Commission is considering a septic tax program to be imposed on all properties who have...
Thurston County celebrates Independence Day with Fireworks Ban
The Thurston County Commissioners have decided to ban fireworks as one of their high priorities this month, and they have squeezed in a public...
Five candidates battle for Thurston County Commissioner seat – but who...
In a few months an election will determine the direction of the Thurston County Commission. One commissioner seat has five candidates vying for that position....
The Truth about Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper’s anticipated coronation as the next Thurston County Commissioner by the political establishment bodes ill for long-suffering residents.
Jim Cooper is the Democratic Party’s...
