During a speech at the NRSC earlier this month, President Donald Trump made an off-script remark that – understandingly – raised a few eyebrows. President Trump, while bashing the viability of wind … [Read more...]
Democrats push for state income tax in new budget
Washington state Senate Democrats released their 2019-21 operating budget proposal on March 29th. Following the example of Jay Inslee and state House Democrats, Senate Democrats proposed – surprise, … [Read more...]
Democrats push to break K-12 funding promises
Back in 2012, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled on the now notorious McCleary case. The ruling emphasized the state’s insufficient funding of K-12 education, reprimanding state government for … [Read more...]
Inslee’s universal health care, open borders dilemma
Jay Inslee wants universal health care and, during a press conference held last month, he outlined his “first-step” toward making that happen in Washington State. As Shift reported, Inslee introduced … [Read more...]
Inslee proposes first-step to universal healthcare
Jay Inslee is rushing to pad his less than impressive resume with far-left selling points prior to officially announcing his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. At least, that’s one … [Read more...]
The thankless trade-off: Inslee for Habib
Jay Inslee is kicking his pursuit of the Democratic presidential nomination into high gear. Our green presidential hopeful continues to leave his gubernatorial duties behind as he increases his carbon … [Read more...]
Low-Barrier Shacks in South Lake Union are Not a Solution to Homelessness
By: Robert Smiley In 1986, as a young man in my late 20s, I left my home in Reno, NV and moved to Washington, where my life took a bad turn beginning with alcohol abuse and ultimately finding … [Read more...]
Why Inslee’s idea of fair costs $54.4 billion
“We’re asking those who have done so well to chip in a bit more… this makes the system just a little bit more fair.” – Jay Inslee during a press conference for the 2019-21 budget plan for … [Read more...]
Did you earn a Daily Point of Light award today?
President George H. W. Bush’s inaugural address is probably most well-known for the line about “a thousand points of light” — people who do good. He created the “Daily Point of Light” award to, as his … [Read more...]
Seattle councilmembers: “Save” the Showbox, ignore property rights and good sense
Seattle loves a cause – and its elected leaders love to get all wrapped up in the symbolism of those causes. The Seattle City Council was mocked in the ‘90s-‘00s for its circus-animals-and-dams … [Read more...]
Longtime legislator John Lovick investigated in ‘90s for sex abuse, says none occurred
In what certainly qualifies as one of 2018’s bigger shocks to the Olympia political scene, documents revealed yesterday show that incumbent state Rep. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) was investigated four … [Read more...]
Initiative update: The cash, the court, and who screwed up I-1639 so badly
It’s obvious-bordering-on-trite to point out that the state’s initiative process is not exactly a tool of the regular, everyday citizens. Born out of the 19th century progressives’ ideals, it now … [Read more...]