Dori: Report gives Inslee ‘F’ grade on taxes, spending

Citing his support for increases in payroll, carbon taxes, real estate excise, and gross receipts taxes, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee finished last in a ranking of state governors.

The Cato Institute, a 45-year-old American libertarian think tank, gave Inslee an “F” on its Fiscal Policy Report Card on the country’s governors, said Chris Edwards, the organization’s chair of fiscal studies, on the Dori Monson Show Monday.

“Not only did Inslee get an ‘F’ grade, but he was the f-iest of the Fs,” Dori noted in the governor’s 28-out-of-100 score. Oregon and California Governors Kate Brown and Gavin Newsom notched one point higher, but still earned “F” grades, as did

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