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As the staff at Shift enjoys the last days of Summer 2020, we provide to you this special edition of the Daily Briefing. Happy Labor Day Weekend to all our subscribers and supporters!

Eastern Washington lawmakers are asking Jay Inslee’s administration to please talk with those impacted by decisions before issuing unilateral orders.

The Democrats continue to allow former state employees to be “shown the money” when they are hired to lobby their former colleagues.

Mayor Jenny Durkan continues to be in denial that Seattle is not rapidly declining due to liberal policies.

Shift’s Weekly Photograph from former Congressman Rod Chandler (WA-08) 1982 – 1994 RodChandlerPhotgraphy.com

Attorney General Bob Ferguson continues to be silent over the violent actions of liberal protestors and over the Seattle City Council defunding its police force.

Has Ben Stuckart violated City of Spokane ethics rules even though he no longer works for the city?

Is there any question that if you are attempting to seal a building while at the same time setting it on fire, that you are obviously trying to bring serious harm to those still inside?

With the start of the school year quickly approaching, Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal’s state school system is still not prepared to educate our children.

Shift’s Weekly Photograph from former Congressman Rod Chandler (WA-08) 1982 – 1994 Rod ran this picture in his Facebook tribute to Slade Gorton RodChandlerPhotgraphy.com

The crack squad that Jay Inslee has put in charge of counting COVID cases in Washington State seems to be a bit challenged by all those pesky numbers.

The response to the passing of Senator Slade Gorton has featured the kind of accolades and remembrances that you would expect for one of the state’s political lions. But for some of us, losing such a fine example of principled public service is just depressing.