Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s plan to raise Seattle’s minimum wage garnered national attention. The general consensus? Murray’s plan is not a good idea. In a recent article, Slate’s Jordan Weissmann—a … [Read more...]
Seattle DOT may have just called you a scum-bag
The Seattle Department of Transportation-- a government agency that survives on taxpayer dollars and exists to serve the people-- sent out a highly inappropriate tweet earlier this morning. … [Read more...]
More bad news for Dems
A new poll shows low level of support for Democrats. Time, The Pew Research Center/USA Today survey released Monday found that 47% of registered voters either support the Republican candidate in … [Read more...]
Seattle’s top chef: Clear that Seattle City Council, Mayor have little business experience
Seattle’s Tom Douglas—winner of the James Beard Award—is a celebrated chef. His 14 Seattle-based restaurants employ more than 800 people. Last August, Douglas chose to raise wages for his Back of … [Read more...]
Inslee moves forward on carbon tax plan
After issuing an executive order that created the Carbon Emissions Reduction Taskforce (CERT), Governor Jay Inslee is now seeking “expert consulting assistance to support the Carbon Emissions … [Read more...]
WA Dems: known racist is “good Democrat”
Considering the recent fall-out involving LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, Washington Democrats have not picked the best time to accept $65,000 from known racist and cult leader JZ … [Read more...]
Top 5 Liberal Love Letters to Shift
Liberals often send us what we at Shift like to call “love letters” via email and Twitter. We could think of no better way to celebrate Friday then by spreading the love and sharing the best of the … [Read more...]
Did Socialist councilmember encourage hosility toward Seattle Police?
In the past, May Day has not been a good day for Seattle’s police and businesses. Today’s demonstrations—better labeled “riots”—will not likely break the violent cycle. Posters around Capital Hill … [Read more...]
Murray’s $15 [not right] NOW plan
Seattle’s Mayor Ed Murray chose May Day to announce his plan to implement a $15 per hour minimum wage. If he thought he would appease the $15 NOW crowd before the start of the big protest… he was … [Read more...]
WA Dems: racist is a “good Democrat,” “comfortable” with keeping contributions
WA Democrats shoot down call to return known cult bigot JZ Knight’s $65,000 contribution to their party. The Olympian, “Party chairman Roger Erskine said he welcomes the money that will be used to … [Read more...]
Inslee reveals carbon tax plans in letter to supporters
After announcing an executive order that sets Washington State on course for a carbon tax, Gov. Inslee sent a letter to his supporters revealing his commitment to his plans. Inslee asks supporters to … [Read more...]
New report reveals power of teachers’ union over Legislature
The power of Washington State labor unions is as strong as ever. In a new report on union influence in the 2014 Legislature, the Freedom Foundation found that three out of the top five largest … [Read more...]