Just in time for the last few weeks of his re-election campaign, Jay Inslee has finished jamming through by executive rulemaking his “carbon rule” that will hurt Washington’s economy for years to come … [Read more...]
Income tax finally a campaign issue, despite media trying to help Inslee
Four years ago, Jay Inslee (in)famously said that he would veto tax increases, saying “now is not the time for new taxes.” Unfortunately, you can’t seem to find that quote on the Seattle Times web … [Read more...]
The Inslee calendar – (Non) Labor Day edition
This week’s Friday Funny features another look at our “green” governor’s weekly calendar, reviewing the latest data released by his office. And after the previous calendar showed that Inslee had … [Read more...]
Campaigning on the public dime – Inslee style
Regular readers of Shift are aware of just how little time Jay Inslee spends on actual governing, since we try to report each week on his official schedule. In some recent weeks the amount of time … [Read more...]
Tom Steyer puts his hypocrisy on parade (again)
California hedge-fund billionaire – and Jay Inslee best friend – Tom Steyer is back in the news in his home state, as he readies himself for a run for governor in two years. However, the attention he … [Read more...]
Will Supreme Court follow precedent – or politics?
The Washington State Supreme Court has a long history – like most courts – of following rulings by their predecessors. The adherence to precedent provides stability and predictability in our judicial … [Read more...]
No wonder Inslee works so little, he actually is retired
Shift has committed itself to shining a light on a variety of subjects over the past few years, and one that has been very popular is our weekly review of Governor Jay Inslee’s calendar (the latest … [Read more...]
And these people want more control over private businesses…
Much has been written about the far-Left, anti-business agenda of Seattle city government – from the $15 minimum wage, to guaranteed scheduling, to putting up roadblocks to new economy businesses like … [Read more...]
The Inslee calendar: the “working” edition
Last week Jay Inslee decided to get back into the business of governing – sort of – after spending only eight hours on the job during the previous week in the middle of August. However, it’s hard to … [Read more...]
Sound Transit investigations pick up speed
Labor Day is generally seen as the starting point for people to start paying attention to what’s on our state’s November general election ballot - but you wouldn’t know that from the intense coverage … [Read more...]
Even Olympian against income tax initiative, sort of
Readers of daily newspapers across the state have come to expect The Olympian to stake out the farthest left position of any of its competitors, keeping in mind that no media source can get to the … [Read more...]
King County official creates transit straw men, knocks them down
Fred Jarrett has been many things in his career – Republican and Democrat, winning and losing candidate, elected official and appointed bureaucrat. Now that he is at that final stage after losing his … [Read more...]