This week's Newsmaker Interview is with Mike Solan, President of the Seattle Police Officers Guild. Solan describes why so many experienced and well-trained officers are leaving the Seattle Police … [Read more...]
Governor Inslee’s Hypocrisy on Political Violence
As expected, Governor Jay Inslee condemned the violence that occurred in Washington, D.C. and Olympia on Tuesday. Nearly all elected Republican leaders in our state (as well as all of us here at … [Read more...]
The Democrats Just Cut Education Funding and the WEA Isn’t Happy
Two weeks ago, as part of his 2021 budget proposal, Democrat Governor Jay Inslee announced he was going to spend over $30 million in taxpayer dollars on dubious equity and diversity programs at the … [Read more...]
Rod Chandler’s Top 21 Photograph’s of 2020 – Part II
Earlier this week, Shift presented Part I of former Congressman Rod Chandler's Top 21 Photographs of 2020. Today we post Part II which includes his top 10 pictures. We know you will agree that these … [Read more...]
Governor Inslee has Failed at Nearly Every Step During the Pandemic
The complete failure of the Inslee Administration to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to front-line workers will further hamper the state’s economy, and likely force tens of thousands of Washington … [Read more...]
Rod Chandler’s Top 21 Photographs of 2020 – Part 1
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...]