Earlier this week PubliCola –which defines itself as a blog “dedicated to nonpartisan, original daily reporting that prioritizes a balanced approach”, though it appears to “balance” its reporting … [Read more...]
Democrats attack, then copy, successful advocacy group
If one thing in American politics has been clear in recent years it’s that liberals hate ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. For over 40 years ALEC has served as a clearinghouse of ideas … [Read more...]
Just Democrats being Democrats, Snohomish County style
The never-ending saga of Aaron Reardon’s tawdry time as Snohomish County Executive has surfaced again, this time in a lengthy Everett Herald piece that outlines why one of Reardon’s top aides could … [Read more...]
Top state officials used deceptive tactics to cover-up Obamacare website glitches
Just as the recent release of emails shows that the national rollout of Obamacare was prone to deception, our SHIFT investigation shows the same shady approach being used in Washington State prior to … [Read more...]
Jim McDermott tells the truth – for a change
Given all the problems that Obamacare faces, both nationally and locally, perhaps it should be no surprise that one of Washington’s Congressmen is predicting that the Democrat’s signature health care … [Read more...]
Washington State Wants You – to be “good enough” for a raise
Bar for raise as low as ObamaCare People in the private sector might wonder what it takes for a government official to get a 13% raise, given the precarious state of our state’s budget. Well, wonder … [Read more...]
Where should Sound Transit go next?
I guess some folks in government don’t think our taxes are high enough yet, because Sound Transit just wrapped up a series of events where it asked the public, “Where should Sound Transit Services go … [Read more...]
Union rejection of Boeing contract “credit negative” for Washington state
The harmful economic fallout from the Machinists Union’s decision November 13th to reject Boeing’s long-term contract offer continues. Moody’s Weekly Credit Outlook on U.S. Public Finance for … [Read more...]
The Washington Health Exchange: We call back the reporters that say good things about us, not the ones with hard questions.
That’s exactly what the Communications Director did to at least one local reporter in their attempt to continue hiding the truth. The disastrous national rollout of ObamaCare has been a Page 1 topic … [Read more...]
Teachers Union Apologist Should Remain on Sidelines
One of the most significant changes in Olympia this year, part of the shift to a bi-partisan Senate Majority Coalition, has been the removal of Senator Rosemary McAuliffe as chair of the Education … [Read more...]
Investigation Reveals Inslee Administration Engaged in Obamacare Coverup
Administration Officials Mislead Public According to emails acquired by a public records request, Governor Jay Inslee’s office, leaders from Washington State’s Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) and the … [Read more...]
In this season of giving, WA Dems think it’s best to give to them
Sometimes the key differences between Republicans and Democrats are very apparent, even in their approach to something as uniquely American as Thanksgiving. Recently I received a pre-holiday email … [Read more...]