King County Executive Dow Constantine made it clear who his most important constituents are after he vetoed a plan that would have kept Metro buses running. Constantine’s veto follows a threat … [Read more...]
Inslee wants to raise your gas prices, but he wants your power bill higher too
Determined to be the “greenest” governor in America (and earn all the campaign cash from billionaire Tom Steyer that nickname can generate), Jay Inslee isn’t content to worry just about how electrical … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Did Inslee make 22 contract concessions to state employee unions?
Last month, Jay Inslee began his version of contract negotiations—which is really more like concessions—with executives of Washington State’s public-sector unions. Inslee, green governor that he is, … [Read more...]
Inslee’s enviro outsourcing: Jay Manning will work for free – for a while
Over the last week, Shift has brought to light the first contract former Gregoire administration chief of staff Jay Manning signed with private environmental groups to influence the Inslee … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Inslee’s enviro outsourcing: Asking special interests to pay for his political activities
Government officials from Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia gathered at the Skamania III environmental conference last fall to present their future plans to private environmental … [Read more...]
Inslee and the billionaire – getting ‘wonky’ about attacking opponents
Last week the Seattle Times reported that Jay Inslee held a secret lunch in the Governor’s mansion with his billionaire benefactor Tom Steyer, who was in from California allegedly to discuss “pretty … [Read more...]
Money talks: Unions stood to benefit most from King County’s Prop 1
King County voters said no to higher car tab fees and sales tax to fund King County Metro’s spend crazy habits on April 22, defeating Proposition 1 by a wide margin. Campaign finance filings for the … [Read more...]
The new Democrat divide – mega donors vs. vulnerable incumbents
Leave it to the rich guys – the Tom Steyer’s of the world—to put their ego and extreme environmental agenda ahead of the jobs of people across the country who have been begging for their help – … [Read more...]