Former Congressman Rod Chandler is sharing with Shift’s readers his top 21 nature photographs of 2020. For the past year, Shift has featured Rod’s beautiful work at the top of our Monday editions of … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas from the Democrats – and if Taxes were Presents, Jay Inslee Wants to be Santa Claus and Give Them to Everyone
Resorting to their usual “we need more money” budget mantra, Washington Democrats are at it again and want to increase everyone’s taxes to spend on an even bigger state government and making sure they … [Read more...]
Newsmaker Interview with New Representative (and GOP Rising Star) Peter Abbarno
Shift’s final Newsmaker Interview for 2020 is with Representative-elect Peter Abbarno (R – Centralia). Abbarno easily won (by more than 40%!) the 20th Legislative District seat vacated by the … [Read more...]
Newly Elected Senate GOP Leader John Braun on the Governor’s Expensive Proposals and the 2021 Legislative Session
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview this week is with newly elected Senate Republican Leader John Braun (R – Centralia). After a week of Governor Jay Inslee releasing his “equity package,” Low Carbon Fuel … [Read more...]
Guest Editorial: Don’t Hamper Innovation in Medical Research
Shift is preparing for the end of this most, well, unique year, mainly by looking forward to the political changes that 2021 will bring. We have been reaching out to friends and colleagues whose … [Read more...]
Inslee Unveils his (Un)Equity Budget Priorities for Washington
To start off his PR offensive prior to the release of his next budget, Democrat Governor Jay Inslee began unveiling big plans to spend Washington State taxpayer money over the next two years. … [Read more...]
KOMO News’ Report Shows the Failure of Seattle’s Liberal Policies
Last weekend, KOMO News broadcast it its latest documentary on the failure of liberalism in Seattle, “The Fight for the Soul of Seattle,” in which reporter/writer Eric Johnson proclaims that “Seattle … [Read more...]
Newsmaker Interview: Why is the Inslee Administration Delaying the Release of Internal Employment Security Department E-mails?
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with noted author Lynn Brewer who has been investigating the mismanagement of the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) and how one of the largest … [Read more...]
The City Of Seattle Can’t Wait To Start 2021 So They Can Add More Taxes
Way back this July, before Jenny Durkan had turned herself into a one-term mayor, the Democrat-controlled Seattle City Council took advantage of everyone being at home because of Governor Jay Inslee’s … [Read more...]
“Stop the mental health pandemic and achievement gap that the school shutdown has created.”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Moya Morgan Skillman, a Bellevue mother of two, who is involved with the local School is Essential group that aims to bring “kids back in the classroom and … [Read more...]
Should 12-Step Groups be Recategorized to Allow In-Person Meetings to Resume?
A New York Times story on how 12-step recovery programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, quickly moved to Zoom meetings after in-person meetings were banned by many states starting last March, was … [Read more...]
What is Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine Trying to Hide?
As Shift has previously reported, the Employment Security Department (ESD), under the control of Democrat Governor Jay Inslee’s partisan political appointee, Commissioner Suzi LeVine, has been plagued … [Read more...]