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On this Blue Friday, we bring to you the Ice Cream Wars over the minimum wage. Seems like in Seattle, a designer ice cream shop wants to pay its employees a $15 minimum wage – and they want everyone else to pay the same high wages. Yet in Federal Way, a local shop owner would … Continued
Another day, another opportunity for Jay Inslee to dip into the trough of public money – this time for his campaign. Shift highlights Jay’s “back-to-school tour” today, which his Olympia office is publicizing since that way he can keep his campaign folks working on the fundraisers that he doesn’t publicize. Someone Inslee also generally keeps … Continued
If you listen closely you can hear the sound of the Sound Transit PR machine spinning slowly into a higher gear now that Labor Day has passed. Shift features today the latest example of its work, a Publicola-published editorial from Seattle City Council member Lorena Gonzalez extolling the (cough, cough) congestion-relieving aspects of the Sound … Continued
The Labor Day weekend – and summer – are behind us, and the general election is just nine weeks away. That means the big news must be about … the start of football season. Yes the Huskies opened with a victory Saturday, but on Shift the loss to write about for Washington State University last … Continued
Welcome to the end of the last week of summer, and another of our Friday Funny reviews of Jay Inslee’s calendar of work. The “green” governor actually managed to put in double digits of official business during the week ending August 28 – over 13 hours – thanks mainly to one day in his Olympic … Continued
One has to be very flexible when you work for King County government. You must be willing to set aside any suburban sensibilities you might have – just ask Claudia Balducci, who used to represent Bellevue’s interests before she was elected to a courthouse position – in favor of whatever King County King, err, Executive … Continued
The Shift Team is realistic about Seattle politics, and we knew that a Republican (or even semi-business friendly Democrat) was not going to get elected to replace Jim McDermott as the member of Congress from the 7th Congressional District. However, we did hold out hope that Baghdad Jim would be replaced by someone closer to, … Continued
The best laid plans of mice and men – and government agencies – just don’t always work out, as we highlighted today on Shift. In the lead was Sound Transit, which imagined itself coasting to victory in November with the biggest tax increase in state history, and then having 25 years to spend $54 billion … Continued
The summer heat is causing everything to go a little slower, including the writers on Shift’s team. So, without further ado, here’s a look at what caught our interest today. First, the on-again, off-again income tax initiative in Olympia may yet be on, as supporters are planning to appeal to judge’s ruling (from yesterday) that … Continued
The heat wave over the weekend did little to stop the craziness of liberals trying to raise taxes, as today’s Shift on Sound Transit points out. Not only do Puget Sound’s light-rail bureaucrats want another $54 billion in your tax dollars, but it turns out they are (illegally) using your money to help their friends … Continued
While many folks’ attention was on the Seahawks first home game of 2016 – or the glorified practice at the Clink, as the case may be – yesterday, hopefully you’ve had a chance to check out Shift’s return after a week off. Our “Blue Thursday” focus was on something that would make anyone blue, Jay … Continued
The Shift Team is rounding back into shape after our week off, and hope you are once again enjoying the spotlight we’re shining on the liberals trying to make government bigger and taking more of your tax dollars – including Jay Inslee, Sound Transit bureaucrats, and the labor bosses trying to make it harder for … Continued