Debora Juarez was one of the four newbies elected to the Seattle City Council last year, when the new district election format resulted in nine races being on the ballot. Council veterans like Kshama … [Read more...]
Sierra Club steps up public pressure on PSE
The Sierra Club has been on the leading edge of environmental groups that use “campaigns” to help it raise funds with urgent appeals to members. One of the most “successful”, if you call killing jobs … [Read more...]
Noted ‘economist’ Sawant bullies real academics on min wage study
When Kshama Sawant first ran for the Seattle Council in 2013, her background as a community college economics teacher was prominent enough that it gained national attention, though as something of a … [Read more...]
More wackiness at Seattle Council meeting
Evidently it wasn’t enough for the Seattle City Council to decide – unanimously – yesterday to pass a far-reaching labor law that puts it in the ranks of San Francisco for being out-of-touch with … [Read more...]
Not a single Seattle Council member supports business community
The Seattle City Council’s descent into the far-Left pocket of the region’s labor unions became even more obvious yesterday, with the unanimous approval of the so-called ‘secure scheduling’ ordinance. … [Read more...]
Inslee extends summer – instead of working
The daily calendars of Jay Inslee never cease to amaze – if you want to see how someone does so little work and still gets paid for it. In the same week when it became public that the governor’s … [Read more...]
Seattle Council wastes taxpayers’ green to appear green
The Seattle City Council will never be mistaken for a body that understands economics. From its embrace of the job-killing $15 minimum wage to its pending vote to tell employers who they can hire and … [Read more...]
Democrat not telling truth – who would say that (besides other Democrats)?
The saga of the State Senate race in the First Legislative District is turning into quite a show. As Shift has reported, first the Democrat State Representative who lost in the primary ripped Democrat … [Read more...]
Murray and Council cave to special interests on new police building
The Seattle City Council is running scared – again – and this time it’s from Black Lives Matter activists who don’t want the city to build a new police station that has been in the works for years. … [Read more...]
Another Democrat legislator fleeing from Palumbo’s ship
The First Legislative District is home to one of the few competitive State Senate races this fall, due to the retirement of longtime incumbent Rosemary McAuliffe. As Shift reported last week, one … [Read more...]
Liberals keep hiding on income tax, especially on the ballot
Shift has reported often about just how much Democrats in Washington want a state income tax, and just how much they (especially Jay Inslee) don’t want voters to know that they want an income … [Read more...]
A tale of two ST3 appeals
Tuesday night featured two Sound Transit-related events, and the contrast between the two shows how supporters of a massive, expensive light rail expansion think they need to appeal to voters in … [Read more...]