Jay Inslee’s plan to hike school employee pay would increase salary and benefit costs for local districts. The added costs could amount to millions of dollars for some school districts, according … [Read more...]
Democrats’ rocky 30-year relationship with education funding
Jay Inslee and his fellow Democrat have attempted to deflect blame for the State Supreme Court’s McClearly decision on Republicans for quite some time now. But, they cannot escape the facts—and their … [Read more...]
Inslee denies broken campaign promise
Jay Inslee appeared on KIRO Radio’s The Dori Monson Show following his State of the State address. Monson kicked off the interview by playing a clip of what Inslee promised on his show as a … [Read more...]
Liberal “think” tank suffers epic fail trying to refute GOP budget analysis
State Senator Andy Hill knows that this year it’s the turn of the Democrat-controlled House to write the first state budget draft, but saw the need last week to set the record straight about one thing … [Read more...]
TBT: How Democrats obstructed the legislative agenda in 2014
The legislative agenda in 2015 is clear—the Legislature must pass a balanced and sustainable budget that includes education reforms and funding as required by the state Supreme Court’s McCleary … [Read more...]
2015 priorities: Education
Using the phrase Jay Inslee seemed so attached to during the 2012 gubernatorial campaign, the Legislature must “focus like a laser beam” on education this year. Circumstances, particularly the state … [Read more...]
Inslee’s education budget proposal requires tax hikes
Jay Inslee rolled out some ideas for education spending in the next budget cycle during a not-so-transparent town hall meeting last night. Here are the highlights of what can hardly be called a plan … [Read more...]
The hypocrisy of union executives
Union executives stop at very little – and certainly don’t let intellectual consistency get in the way - to achieve their self-interested agenda. As SHIFT reported, hypocrisy has become a frequent … [Read more...]
I-1351 passes, threatens education funding
With Initiative 1351 officially passing this week, Washington voters have managed to make “the state’s once-in-a-lifetime challenge and opportunity to more fully fund and reform the state’s education … [Read more...]
TBT: Inslee’s no-new-taxes (broken) campaign promise
Candidate Jay Inslee is not the same person as Governor Jay Inslee—that’s a documented reality. Where candidate Inslee declared that he did not believe that “tax increases are the right path for the … [Read more...]
Will Democrats continue to violate WA’s 125 year-old constitution?
Washington State celebrates 125 years of statehood today. In 1889, the Washington Territory had grown from a population of 1,200 to 350,000 in the course of 39 years. That large population growth … [Read more...]
Isenhower, we took the liberty of re-writing your website
David Postman, Executive Director of Communications for Jay Inslee, is so apt in his editing skills, he inspired SHIFT to do a little editing of our own. With the public’s best interest in mind, we … [Read more...]