A reporter asked Reid, "How come it seems that you were the only one who got a heads-up [on the Bergdahl-Taliban] swap the day before?" Reid's response, … [Read more...]
Minimum wage in Seattle will be $15 – and now maximum city employee salary is $350K
Days after the Seattle City Council approved an across-the-board $15 minimum wage, a City Council committee approved a measure that would raise the salary of the city’s already highest paid worker by … [Read more...]
Seattle socialist takes aim at rest of state – and Democrats want to help
Seattle’s socialist city councilor Kshama Sawant is not content with just inflicting her $15 minimum wage economic ignorance on her city, now she wants to take it statewide – and across the … [Read more...]
Kentucky Dem blasts Obama’s executive order on carbon emissions
Kentucky Democrat House Speaker Greg Stumbo blasted the president’s cap-and-trade rule, saying it “doesn't make any sense at all. It's a dumb-ass thing to do. And you can quote me on that." The … [Read more...]
Senate GOP calling for repeal of Obama’s cap-and-trade executive order
Forty-one Republican Senators are fighting back on Obama’s new cap-and-trade rule that requires existing power plants reduce carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent by 2030.” Fox News, “Senate … [Read more...]
Labor searching for “master plan” to hike minimum wage in WA
15 NOW activists—led by big labor and socialist Kshama Sawant—plan to pursue minimum wage increases in other cities across Washington State. The Seattle Times, “I think other cities are going to … [Read more...]
Inslee’s enviro outsourcing: How to suck up to Tom Steyer edition
This week, we’ve shown you how former Gregoire administration chief of staff Jay Manning received private funding to assist the Inslee administration and influence its environmental policies. We also … [Read more...]
Inslee gas tax scheme still adds up to $1 or more per gallon, says energy expert
Last month, Jay Inslee took his objections to SHIFT’s investigation into his extreme environmental agenda—a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) that would result in a $1+ gas tax—to the radio waves. After … [Read more...]
Will Portland take on a $15 minimum wage?
The Puget Sound Business Journal asks Victor Kisch, who represents businesses—including Costco—on employment law, the likelihood of Portland, Oregon following in Seattle’s $15 minimum wage … [Read more...]
Jim McDermott actually tells the truth… in a way
Appearing on MSNBC’s PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton, Jim McDermott reiterated his support for Seattle’s $15 minimum wage ordinance. However, in doing so, McDermott offered a telling—and … [Read more...]
Democrat Party choose billionaires over middle class workers
President Obama’s new anti-energy EPA rule finalizes the shift in the Democrat Party away from its working class roots, in favor of liberal billionaires like California’s Tom Steyer, writes the Wall … [Read more...]
NEW POLL: Obama can’t crack 50% approval on any issue
According to a new CNN poll, President Obama’s overall approval rating sits at 43% with 55% disapproving. The poll also asked respondents for “opinions on twelve issues, and Obama didn’t get to 50% on … [Read more...]