Now that we are in the last four weeks of the general election campaign, contribution trends are very apparent. Overwhelming evidence shows one fact very clearly – the Service Employees International … [Read more...]
Inslee agrees to keep union ‘negotiations’ secret in future
It was hard to track the “negotiations” this summer between Jay Inslee and his million-dollar donors at the state employee unions, which is just how the union bosses (and the governor) wanted it to … [Read more...]
State employees want their half billion $$ before schools
It is well known that the next legislative session has one overarching priority – adequately funding our public schools. In fact, the State Supreme Court reminded lawmakers just yesterday that the … [Read more...]
Will County Commissioner candidates return racist Ramtha $$?
It has been a couple of years since the racist Ramtha – i.e., “spiritualist” JZ Knight’s alter-ego – has been in the news for contributing to Democrats in Thurston County. You might recall that, in … [Read more...]
The best WA campaign finance reform – that out-of-state donors can buy
Last week, Shift highlighted how an out-of-state liberal network had funded the Seattle campaign “reform”: effort in 2015, and how the same donors are involved in this year’s statewide initiative to … [Read more...]
Inslee’s education funding grade – an F
Jay Inslee has been running for governor ever since the state Supreme Court handed down its McCleary decision in 2012, finding that the state was not fulfilling its constitutional duty of funding … [Read more...]
Liberals want politicians to get tax dollars for their campaigns
There are a number of questionable initiatives on the ballot this November – from the Sound Transit-proposed largest tax increase in state history, to big labor’s attempt to impose the nation’s most … [Read more...]
Inslee fundraising approach: just make things up
Jay Inslee and his campaign staff rely upon the ignorance of his potential contributors– that is the only assumption you can make if you read his multiple missives begging for money. The latest one … [Read more...]
Democrats behaving badly, part 346
Shift has occasionally highlighted when Democrats get very personal in their campaign attacks – against other Democrats. The First Legislative District Senate race featuring sometimes Democrat Guy … [Read more...]
Steyer not dropping millions in WA – yet
California billionaire has been a frequent visitor – or at least his many has – in Washington State policies in recent years. The retired hedge fund manager – who made much of his cash of foreign … [Read more...]
Times dampens spirit of Sound Transit cheerleaders
The coordinated campaign – from elected officials like King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, to mega-donors who will benefit from construction projects, to the usual … [Read more...]
Friday Funny – Inslee panics! Or not!
One of the reasons that this year’s gubernatorial race has been so low-key is that the mainstream media doesn’t spend much time looking beyond Jay Inslee’s press releases, to actually let voters know … [Read more...]