Team –
We want to give a big thank you to everyone who participated in our poll regarding the Democrat-led push for a state income tax. Your responses will help us report on this important issue – one that is certain to go beyond this November’s election and into the 2017 legislative session.
We have been watching a busy campaign season so far, as liberals and their friends in the mainstream media distort the facts and hide the shortcomings of the Democrats’ tax-first, big-government agenda. But, when supporters like you forward and share our articles, that allows us to inform more people of the truth and help shift the debate in Olympia.
The last week of coverage has been focused on the mis-steps of our “green” governor. Whether it’s the so-called “carbon rule” that Jay Inslee jammed through by Executive Order (since Democrats and Republicans in the legislature refused to support his cap-and-trade scheme), or the huge payoff that he negotiated with his million-dollar donors in the state employee unions, or simply the hilarious emails he sends trying to squeeze extra cash out of his supporters, Jay has played a prominent role in Shift’s coverage over the last week.
Democrats fighting among themselves was also a theme last week – from the First Legislative District, to the Seattle City Council, to the city of Olympia’s income tax initiative – all featured liberals not playing very well together in their respective sandboxes.
We hope you enjoyed the writing, and thank you for your continued support.
– The Shift Team