Josh Penner (@thejoshpenner) 's Twitter Profile
Josh Penner

@thejoshpenner

USMC Veteran (OIF) | Father | Mayor | WALEG (LD31) | Veritas | 2 Spaces & an Oxford Comma | opinions =/= facts =/= use of any public funds

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This budget bill will kill disabled adults for the sake of dubiously contrived budget savings. Most of the WA House Democrats voted to defund the Rainier School and Yakima Valley School yesterday evening (without a plan), displacing many highly disabled Individuals and

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Shoutout to the @AFSCMECouncil28 WFSE working hard in the pouring rain to save #RainierSchool - they are quoting me correctly! “This would be cruel” to shut down Rainier School in 18 months without a plan. Our most profoundly disabled adults live and thrive in the Rainier

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House Democrats just passed a bill that would allow employees who choose to go on strike to collect unemployment benefits — another job-killing bill that will send businesses out of state. #waleg

House Democrats just passed a bill that would allow employees who choose to go on strike to collect unemployment benefits — another job-killing bill that will send businesses out of state. #waleg
Travis Couture (@travisscouture) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You can end a lot of corruption, rent seeking, and grifting in our state budget by merely capping administrative and overhead costs for NGOs who receive grants and government funds. Taxpayer money should serve its purpose, not make well-connected activists wealthy. Better yet,

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I was gaveled twice just now while speaking about the budget. In case you missed it, here’s what I was silenced for saying: “this budget robs the aged, blind, and disabled and the only winners in this budget seem to be politicians, bureaucrats, and criminals”

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Republicans walk out after ‘cold-hearted’ bill closing down developmentally disabled schools passes mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-po…

Josh Penner (@thejoshpenner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On the last day of session I was silenced for pointing out how more than 3 million of us were … silenced and kept out of the budgeting processess entirely. Fitting. #waleg #fixwashington

Mt. St. Helens (@mtsthelenswa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FYI: Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson just signed a bill to raise the outdoor parks pass 50% and signed the largest tax increase in Washington state history. $9 billion in tax increases that translates to $2,000-$5,000 more in tax per family.

Travis Couture (@travisscouture) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fantastic Op-Ed by Rep. Penner about the misguided Seattle “progressive” B&O tax plan dubbed “Shield”. Must read. seattlered.com/seattle-red/ra…