PUBLICOLA reports that the much demeaned democrat, Last year, Hunter, who earned the anger of the Democrats by joining the Republicans to take over the state Senate, had been joined by GOP governor candidate Rob McKenna, in proposing this as way of making the state responsible for the funding already required by our state constitution under the the McCleary decision of the Washington Supreme Court.
The irony is that this seemingly rational idea was opposed by then candidate for Governor, Insley. Publicola claims that Inley and other liberals seem driven by the fact that liberals in this state live in relatively wealthy places .. including Seattle and Hunter’s own uber wealthy Medina district. These districts have high property values so the liberal supporters would pay a greater share of the state wide cost.