Governor Jay Inslee continued his liberal quest to rapidly increase the size and cost of state government with the release of his 2023 – 2025 proposed budget, which is 12% larger than the last state … [Read more...]
Daily Briefing – December 13, 2022
Several groups file amicus briefs with the Washington State Supreme Court stating the Democrats’ income tax on capital gains is clearly unconstitutional. … [Read more...]
WPC’s CEO Michael Gallagher: Washington drivers will “see the tax they pay on gasoline almost double next year.”
Shift's Newsmaker Interview is with Michael Gallagher, president & CEO of the Washington Policy Center, one of the top state-based free market think tanks in the country. Gallagher returned to … [Read more...]
Daily Briefing – October 12, 2022
A new survey finds that Washington State residents still strongly oppose the Democrats’ plan to impose a state income tax on capital gains. … [Read more...]
GOP House candidate Chad Magendanz: “The tide is clearly turning.”
Shift's Newsmaker Interview is with Chad Magendanz, GOP House candidate in the 5th Legislative District (Issaquah, Maple Valley, East Renton Highlands, and East King County) who is challenging … [Read more...]
Time to get to work!
The 2022 candidate filing ended last Friday afternoon and 2022 looks to be one of the most competitive elections in recent history at the state level, with voters deciding who will control the … [Read more...]
Washington Democrats are all alone in the country with their extreme policies
Democrat lawmakers in Washington State continue to demonstrate that they live in their own secluded world. Our state’s own Seattle-led lefties are not just the only group in the country to believe a … [Read more...]
The Daily Briefing – May 17, 2022
Washington Democrat lawmakers are all alone in the country on the classification of capital gains tax and on their refusal to limit use of emergency powers. … [Read more...]
Was Speaker Jinkins joking when she claimed Democrat legislators did “our job to govern” as Gov. Inslee abused emergency powers?
Democrat Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins claims that when the COVID pandemic hit in early 2020, “Majority Democrats in the state House and Senate had a responsibility to do right by the people of … [Read more...]
Spencer Hutchins: “The legislature’s breathtaking failure to protect our communities is a scandal.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Spencer Hutchins, Republican candidate for the open House seat in the 26th Legislative District (which includes most of Bremerton, Port Orchard, Gig Harbor and most … [Read more...]
Daily Briefing – May 5, 2022
Supporters of I-1929 (to prohibit a state income tax on capital gains) plan to retaliate against liberal’s efforts to intimidate voters from signing petitions. … [Read more...]
Tawsha Dykstra Thompson: It’s time to hold elected officials accountable
Our Newsmaker Interview is with Republican legislative candidate Tawsha Dykstra Thompson, a recently retired Bellingham police officer, who is running against first-term Democrat incumbent … [Read more...]