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Our legislative session preview continued today with a look at the need for legislation to reverse the State Supreme Court’s misguided declaration that public charter schools are unconstitutional. Several legislators have proposed fixes, and support for charters is bi-partisan in nature, so one would assume that the legislature could actually get this done.  That is, … Continued

In our second series on the issues likely to dominate the upcoming legislative session, we consider the Democrats’ approach to Initiative 1366 – and they certainly do not like it when voters make it harder to raise taxes. Beyond this feature, we connect you with a poll showing that voters really do want the legislature … Continued

We started today off on Shift with the good news that Jim McDermott, the appropriately identified “liberal psychologist from Seattle” in his losing 1980 gubernatorial campaign, was finally retiring from the Congressional seat he’s held since 1989. Shift is setting the over/under at 9 for how current/retired far-left Democrat officials will jump into the 7th District … Continued

Friends, During the last few weeks, we’ve been reporting on the top ten most underreported stories of the year. Here’s a wrap-up of the stories. 10. Inslee proposes another tax increase, breaks campaign promise (underreported story #10) 9. State Supreme Court overreach of power (underreported story #9) 8. Inslee claims Boeing extorted our state (underreported story #8) 7. Democrats … Continued

What a year it’s been, and the team at Shift thanks you for joining us for the ride. We conclude our list of the 10 most underreported stories of the year by highlighting – since the mainstream media rarely does – the Democrat Party’s obsession with creating a state income tax. You can say this … Continued

Just one more day before Shift reveals its top underreported story of the year, while today’s spotlight is on the crumbling empire of House Speaker Frank Chopp. The state’s longest-serving Speaker – now in year 13, after three years before that as co-Speaker – has seen his majority dwindle by 13 seats over the last … Continued

Shift’s countdown of the year’s most underreported stories is winding down, sort of like the cash-on-hand for Jay Inslee’s re-election campaign, as we report today. Inslee has already burned through half of what he has raised in the last three years, and is being propped up by nearly a half-million dollars from the State Democrat … Continued

With the year coming to a close, Shift continues to highlight some of the 2015’s interesting stories that major media outlets have failed to spend much time on –  the latest being California billionaire Tom Steyer’s ongoing efforts to use campaign cash to make sure Washington State Democrats support his extreme environmental agenda. One has … Continued

Friends, Last week, we continued our series on the Top 10 most underreported stories of 2015. Perhaps the most ridiculous story came courtesy of our green governor who, just last month told an out-of-state newspaper that Washington State was a “victim of corporate extortion” by Boeing in reference to “the Boeing tax bill” passed in … Continued

Gov. Jay Inslee is “pulling an Obama” and trying to go around the Legislature to enact his climate change agenda. Inslee believes he can use the state’s Clean Air Act to impose a “carbon cap” – without the Legislature’s involvement or approval. This executive overreach, which is no doubt headed for the courts, comes in … Continued

Gov. Jay Inslee loves to say that Republicans are the reason none of his climate change bills has passed the Legislature. According to the AP, “Inslee blamed the Senate Republican majority for the failures, saying the party ‘is now in the stranglehold of the oil and gas industry.’” Slight problem with Inslee’s blame game: it … Continued

Continuing our series on the year’s most underreported stories, Shift examined how House Democrats have been slowly losing ground to Republicans over the last seven years. Democrats are now down to a bare 50-48 majority, thanks to better candidate recruitment by the GOP and a total focus on tax increases by Democrats. We also highlight … Continued