The race we like to refer to as the (McDermott) Hunger Games recently took a couple of rather interesting turns. First, liberal blog Publicola pointed out that King County council member Joe … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift – 05/17/16
Republicans are closer to winning control of the State House this year than any time since 2002. Meanwhile, Democrats have a lot to lose. In other news, it's low-skilled workers who bear the … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift – 03/28/16
How democratic is the Democrat Party? Let's just say that the party’s superdelegate system is undemocratic, but so are socialists. Speaking of Democrats, California Gov. Jerry Brown reached a deal to … [Read more...]
WA Democrats “proud” of big labor – for its big money
The Washington State Democrat Party wants everyone to know how proud it is of labor in our state. Leading up to Labor Day, state Democrats sent an email to supporters informing them of the importance … [Read more...]
King County Council to send property tax hike to ballot
The King County Council is expected to approve King County Executive Dow Constantine’s countywide property tax levy and send it to the November ballot this week. Constantine’s proposal would create … [Read more...]
State launches investigation into taxpayer-funded labor group
It isn’t novel news when a far-left organization unethically dodges campaign finance laws. It is, however, a rather more unusual occasion when the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission … [Read more...]
Inslee Needs Your Money: A Month in Review
Two emails went out this week from Governor Jay Inslee imploring his people to cough up money for him and his colleagues so that they can better respond to mounting criticism. It should be noted that, … [Read more...]
WA Dems list state income tax as “guiding principle” for the next two years
The Washington State Democratic Party approved its new party platform this weekend. According to the state party vice chair, the new platform describes Democrats’ “guiding principles” for the next two … [Read more...]
Sawant headed to UK to speak at socialist conference
Socialist Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant will make her way to London, England this weekend in order to participate and speak at Socialism 2014—a conference hosted by the UK’s Socialist … [Read more...]
Sawant demonstrates economic ignorance, again
The attempt by Seattle’s socialist councilmember Kshama Sawant to hurt the city’s economy by raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour may finally be stalling, as small business owners are making their … [Read more...]
Delbene’s latest publicity stunt falls short in wake of challenger Pedro Celis’ filing
Pedro Celis, a former Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft, officially dropped his hat into the race for Washington’s 1st Congressional District earlier today. Celis will take on incumbent Democrat and … [Read more...]
Business/economy correspondent bids Seattle “goodbye”
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s plan to raise Seattle’s minimum wage garnered national attention. The general consensus? Murray’s plan is not a good idea. In a recent article, Slate’s Jordan Weissmann—a … [Read more...]