Longer wait times for cases in Southeast Washington Counties

Recently the superior court judge Scott Galina for Garfield, Asotin and Columbia Counties has been suspended until investigation of possible sexual assault of women has been completed. His cases will be heard by Whitman County Superior Court judge Gary Libey who will also have to here his cases as well.  Depending on the investigation he may be removed and a new judge will be appointed by the members of the Washington State Supreme Court.  This is bad news for those wanting swift justice in these counties.  We need to make sure our judges are above the law.  If a judge is appointed a special election will occur in November or August 2019 if the candidate gets more than 65 percent of vote of all three counties due to a 2004 Initiative 872 law. 

Anchorage choose these two women to be on the school board

Congrats to Margo Bellamy and Starr Marsett in recent victory on the Anchorage School Board.  Too bad that we could not put conservatives and put some accountability on education.  Maybe the Dunleavy budget will show these Beltrami sandwich lovers that more money does not mean better results.  Hopefully they will listen to teachers, parents not the special interest that elected them. 

Anchorage Assembly has three new members

In the last municipal Anchorage elected two progressives and one conservative with common sense.  The new assembly members are Kameron Perez-Verdia in West Anchorage, Meg Zeletal in Midtown Anchorage and Crystal Kennedy in Eagle River and Chugiak.  

Let's hope the common sense of Crystal Kennedy can rub off on the other two.  Let's hope Meg and Kameron can actually work for the people and not the special interest sandwich that elected them.  Those Beltrami sandwiches come with strings attached.  

They already had their first meeting will they put the mayor in check or will they bought off by the special interest that elected them.  

Good luck to our new assembly people.  

Spokane representative believes that drunk drivers should not be punished

Timm Ormsby the man who believes that drunk drivers should not penalized for driving drunk.  Last year he rolled his jeep in the Olympia area. The Olympia Police Department had no choice but let him off with a pass before he used his legislative id to prevent him from being booked into the Thurston County Jail where he belongs.  This legislator is dangerous Spokane you can do better.  Why do elect turkeys like this?  As a former resident of this district for six years in the 1990's.  It is a shame let's hope you decide to vote him out in August or November.  It is time to replace Timm with a legislator who will take a bite out of crime instead of giving criminals a pass.  Drunk drivers kill people and so do liberal legislators like this. 

Could their be a coup attempt in the Alaska State House

Could Gabrielle Ledoux rejoin the Republican caucus and bring back all the Fairbanks Republicans, Jennifer Johnston and a few Alaska bush Democrats like Neal Foster who was the temporary speaker which the house had no action.  This would give Dave Talerico the speakers chair. Soon watch the deck chairs change as people start flocking over to the other side.  Guess what Bryce Edgmon as people in Kodiak already know do not mess with the island of Ledoux.  That island is toxic.  Can we say RIP Bryce Edgmon speakership from 2016-2019

Soon the governors agenda will pass in the house soon.  PFD will be at statue formula that was brought in 1982.  There will be across the board reductions and what is not needed will be advanced.  Crime bills will move forward because Matt Claman and Chuck Kopp will no longer be in the majority on that committee they have already been blacklisted by the Anchorage Police Employees Association will not get any union donation money in 2020.  Public unions will not support any legislature who supports Senate Bill 91 passed in 2016.  Last election Charisse Millette was defeated in a primary election and in the general election Jason Grenn and Paul Seaton were defeated in their election in 2018.  

Gabrielle Ledoux decides to listen to her district over her caucus voted against the budget.  She did what Lora Reinbold did six years ago she survived and is now in the state senate.  People in NE Anchorage you have a patriot in office.  

New York State needs to toughen their sexual assault laws involving children

People in the Empire State you need to contact Albany and make sure your legislators toughen their sexual assault laws.  You need to make sure that convicted rapist spend a minimum of ten years in jail if the rape involved a juvenile.  Juvenile girls are people too.  This recent case where a former bus driver in Watertown a border town in New York State was just given ten years probation and told to register as a sex offender.  What about the 14 year old juvenile who was raped on a school bus or around him.  First of all they need to require that all children not have contact with the school bus driver unless it is for behavior purposes.  Since he is considered a low risk sex offender his address do not have to be published on the state sex offender website.  Sorry once you violate another person's liberty or rights your say in a sentence no longer applied.  This 14 year old juvenile female will have a problem with forming future relationships may go through a battle of drugs, depression and possible experience suicide.  What you have done to this girl is more than the price you will pay you piece of human waste.  Please contact your legislator and have them toughen up their sexual assault laws especially against children and teenagers.  Juveniles lives matter. 

These lives matter too. 

Time for the Mat-Su Borough to annex Eagle River and Chugiak

We have a serious problem that people in Chugiak and Eagle River are not been represented well by people in the municipality.  Remember the Anchorage municipality was created when in 1974 the city annexed the borough which gave these area no say in how they develop without asking the mothership first.  This is why Spokane voted it down almost 25 years ago when they wanted to consolidate the county with the city.  

For Eagle River and Chugiak to survive they must be annexed into the Matanuska Susitna Borough.  Imagine you go east of the Muldoon exit you are in the Mat-Su Borough.  This will take about 5 years to do.  First two votes must occur after signatures are gathered on the Eagle River and Chugiak side.  One vote should  Eagle River and Chugiak join the Mat-Su Borough.  Then the Mat-Su Borough will have to have a vote shall the Borough annex Eagle River and Chugiak.  If both votes are a go then the state legislature must approve the change of boundaries.  

Here are the reasons Eagle River and Chugiak should join the Mat-Su Borough.   

Will have greater voice, Has similar politically philosophy, They share electric companies, telephone companies.  Mat Valley Federal Credit has a branch in Eagle River.  

As far the assets go by state constitution the Mat-Su would automatically get all municipal assetts.  Once Eagle River and Chugiak are annexed into the Mat-Su they could form two cities by a majority vote.  Now by joining the Mat-Su they will have pay a sales tax of 3 percent on all good and services paid from local places.  

Here is an article  I wrote in 2012 about why Girdwood should exit.  

Here is an article I wrote in 2012 about Girdwood should separate http://swensonfamilymember.blogspot.com/2012/04/hey-girdwood-residents-tired-of-getting.html

Imagine if both Eagle River and Girdwood separated from the Anchorage municipality they would get their needs met and would have a voice in their own decisions.  

Anchorage only needs Girdwood, Eagle River and Chugiak so they do not raise taxes their crazy programs.