Evidently, Senator Maria Cant(do)well has not been getting enough attention lately, since she wasn’t running for re-election this year. However, since she does have to run in 2018, the state’s … [Read more...]
Partisan hack Habib forgets his new job duties
State Senator Cyrus Habib ran a campaign for Lieutenant Governor that suggested he would be a fair, non-partisan presiding officer for the Senate, saying he wanted to “lead the State Senate in a more … [Read more...]
Seattle City Council’s “conservative” retires
It’s a sad day in Seattle when the last semi-rational City Council member decides to retire. However, it is only in the alternative universe that is the Emerald City that Councilman Tim Burgess could … [Read more...]
Searching internet is hard, says Seattle Times
The Seattle Times, like most newspapers, is a big proponent of open government. Individual privacy takes a back seat when it comes to a newspaper’s right to information. So one might think that the … [Read more...]
Do Crosscut writers have a clue?
Shift will be covering the wacky appointment of wacky liberal Rebecca Saldaña as the new 37th State Senator later. But in the interim, let us ask this about the Seattle elites favorite blog – does … [Read more...]
Is Inslee listening – fund schools before donors
The closer the state gets to seeing the budget that Jay Inslee wants the legislature to pass next year, the more apparent it is that our “green” governor must prioritize public school funding before … [Read more...]
Radical environmentalists at work – to stop others from working
Olympia protesters have been trying to attract attention lately, complaining that the Port of Olympia is doing what it’s supposed to do by providing a place where construction materials can be … [Read more...]
Amazon wants to helps customers, so unions go on the attack
Amazon executives must have thought that an announcement to make grocery shopping more convenient – from the company that has been working for years to make all kinds of shopping more convenient and … [Read more...]
Jay’s fundraising job just got easier – he just needs more rich guys
Shift reported earlier this week that a desperate Democrat Governor’s Association (DGA) – down to just 16 members after the election – had turned to Jay Inslee as its leader for the 2018 election. … [Read more...]
Seattle school board blames Super for their failure to close achievement gap
Seattle Public Schools have long faced self-inflicted problems, from destroying the neighborhood school concept with voluntary busing, to budget deficits because of poorly negotiated personnel … [Read more...]
Seattle Council keeps fighting free enterprise
One of the many extreme anti-business measures taken up by the Seattle City Council to please their union campaign financers was one to regulate for-hire driver companies, like Uber. As described … [Read more...]
Quota politics at work
Democrats are accidentally providing an excellent contrast with the Republican Party this week, as they go about the often boring process of filling legislative vacancies. Seems that the “leaders” in … [Read more...]