On Monday, KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson finally succeeded in getting socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant on his show—something Monson has been trying to do since Sawant stood him up in November … [Read more...]
Seattle City Light’s $47,000 plan to fix public image backfires
UPDATE on information pertaining to Seattle City Light's contract with Brand.com- 6/25/2014. When you do a google search for “Seattle City Light” or “Jorge Carrasco” the first news stories to pop … [Read more...]
How affordable is affordable health care in your community?
According to a study published by the Manhattan Institute last November, “Obamacare had increased the underlying cost of individually-purchased health insurance in the average state by 41 percent in … [Read more...]
Democrat talking points in place – we must raise taxes
You might think that when the economists in charge of predicting the state’s revenue future release news that tax money is coming in at a faster pace than expected – to the tune of $146 million in the … [Read more...]
Democrats’ campaign commercials miserably fail political accuracy tests
Democrat leaders like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid often use the public stage to denounce the Koch brothers, accusing them of “filling the airwaves with misleading commercials.” However, … [Read more...]
NEW POLL: Obama’s competence called into question
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds growing public doubt over President Obama’s “competence and ability to accomplish anything in his second term.” The Wall Street Journal, “Even though … [Read more...]
Clinton on Keystone: “I can’t comment.”
When asked her opinion on building the Keystone XL pipeline, Hillary Clinton responded: “I can't really comment at great length because I had responsibility for it and it's been passed on and it … [Read more...]
Inslee gives unions public money for their campaign investment
Jay Inslee’s dependence on millions from labor unions in his last campaign is well known, but he generally tries to hide his efforts to reward his investors. However, every once and awhile, … [Read more...]
Just thought of Inslee decision scares unions
Once again, just the thought that Jay Inslee might make a job-killing decision to help his campaign funders has caused some in the private sector to register complaint. And, once again, the Inslee … [Read more...]
IRS conveniently loses two years of emails amid controversy
The newest revelation in the IRS controversy has left the GOP fuming. Publicola, “The tax agency handed Republicans what could be a bombshell late on Friday, telling congressional investigators … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Mukilteo’s mayor responds to charges of cronyism
Last week, SHIFT reported on state Senator Marko Liias’ new gig working for the City of Mukilteo. Liias’ job description is quite vague but it does include managing a city newsletter. The sitting … [Read more...]
Power plays may backfire on WEA
Teachers’ unions across the United States face challenging times as they struggle to recover from the negative press have been receiving in their battles against the education reform movement. … [Read more...]