The Seattle Times ultra-liberal economic columnist Jon Talton asked a question in his weekend column that has probably crossed the mind of other taxpayers in the Jet City: “Has Seattle ever had a City … [Read more...]
The hits just keep on comin’ – more Clinton emails ‘found’
Most Democrats are happily certain that all Hillary Clinton has to do to become our next President is just stay in the background until November, and let Donald Trump get all the (negative) headlines. … [Read more...]
It’s almost Labor Day, so (illegal) teacher strikes are in the air
It’s hard to say that fall is in the air on a 90 degree day, so instead we can point to Labor Day being around the corner as a traditional time for the labor bosses at the Washington Education … [Read more...]
I-405 making the news for all the wrong reasons
Last week, Jay Inslee held a news conference to announce long overdue changes to help ease traffic on I-405 north of Bothell. Of course, the fact that it was his own bureaucrats at the Washington … [Read more...]
More fallout from Inslee debate – will he ever have an education plan?
Jay Inslee loves to send out email to his supporters asking for money, claiming that he is really, truly committed to our public schools. Unfortunately for our “green” governor, he was in a debate … [Read more...]
Inslee’s begging for bucks falls short
Evidently it wasn’t just the media and those watching who were underwhelmed by Jay Inslee’s debate performance against Bill Bryant this week. The “green” governor’s own campaign donors don’t appear to … [Read more...]
Surprise – Seattle officials can’t budget
Every once in a while there is a news story so obvious, that even elected officials can’t avoid admitting the truth. The Seattle blog Crosscut carried such a story today on how it seems that every big … [Read more...]
Jay Inslee’s economy – WA unemployment rate far above national average
Jay Inslee likes to tout job creation as the focus of his administration, a bizarre claim given his constant blathering about climate change being his – and the world’s - top priority. Well, based on … [Read more...]
Shift took week off, and pretty much so did Inslee (again)
Regular readers realize that Shift took last week away from our normal writing duties. However, we couldn’t let that much-deserved break keep us from keeping track of what Jay Inslee spent his … [Read more...]
Spokane officials read Constitution, drop plans to waste $$ on symbolic initiative
City Councilmembers in Spokane evidently came to their senses – or read the U.S. Constitution – and decided against wasting taxpayer dollars on an initiative that might feel good, but clearly violated … [Read more...]
Sound Transit losing streak continues – Ford announces driverless car within 5 years
Sound Transit – the tax-gobbling three-county light rail agency based in Seattle – has many friends, particularly those in the construction and engineering sector that make big money off of the … [Read more...]
GOP has legislative control in its sites – for first time since ‘98
One of the big stories which took shape while Shift was on a break last week was a clearer picture of the state primary election results. Among the details was which legislative districts will … [Read more...]