This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with noted author Lynn Brewer who has been investigating the mismanagement of the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) and how one of the largest … [Read more...]
The City Of Seattle Can’t Wait To Start 2021 So They Can Add More Taxes
Way back this July, before Jenny Durkan had turned herself into a one-term mayor, the Democrat-controlled Seattle City Council took advantage of everyone being at home because of Governor Jay Inslee’s … [Read more...]
“Stop the mental health pandemic and achievement gap that the school shutdown has created.”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Moya Morgan Skillman, a Bellevue mother of two, who is involved with the local School is Essential group that aims to bring “kids back in the classroom and … [Read more...]
Should 12-Step Groups be Recategorized to Allow In-Person Meetings to Resume?
A New York Times story on how 12-step recovery programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, quickly moved to Zoom meetings after in-person meetings were banned by many states starting last March, was … [Read more...]
What is Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine Trying to Hide?
As Shift has previously reported, the Employment Security Department (ESD), under the control of Democrat Governor Jay Inslee’s partisan political appointee, Commissioner Suzi LeVine, has been plagued … [Read more...]
The Democrats want Seattle Style Policing for the Rest of Washington State
If you enjoy riots, property damage and lawlessness in your neighborhood, you’ll like the newly formed Democrat “Policing Policy Leadership Team” which will be making recommendations for changing the … [Read more...]
Washington Democrats Appear Clueless on How to Fix…Anything
An old adage came to mind during a press conference held by state legislative Democrats on Monday: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and to remove all doubt.” Instead of … [Read more...]
Governor Inslee Refuses to Listen
Republican lawmakers who complain that Governor Inslee is not listening to them, should not feel bad, for the governor and his team and not listening to anyone outside their small circle. While … [Read more...]
Did Governor Inslee Just “Jump the Shark” by Shutting Down Restaurants?
In his usual, COVID-fueled dictatorial approach to leadership, Democrat Governor Jay Inslee has come down from Mount Olympia to decree this week that restaurants and other business must close down … [Read more...]
Newsmaker Interview with Representative-elect Greg Gilday
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative-elect Greg Gilday from the 10th Legislative District. Gilday erased an election day vote deficit, winning his seat by 867 votes with all votes … [Read more...]
The Washington Education Association Spent Millions Attempting to Buy the 2020 Election
The Washington Education Association (WEA) is seriously misnamed, as the state’s largest teachers union is neither primarily focused on education or free association. It would be more accurate to … [Read more...]
Governor Inslee is Responsible for the Current Conditions
Governor Jay Inslee took time away from applying for any “green” job in the Biden Administration to announce that, due to the failure of his partisan restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, he is … [Read more...]