King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn is Shift’s Newsmaker Interview. Last week the councilmember wrote a much-discussed Seattle Times op-ed in which he asserted that King County should stop funding … [Read more...]
The Daily Briefing – June 2, 2023
WILL KING COUNTY KEEP BURNING THROUGH TAXPAYER MONEY ON WASTEFUL HOMELESSNESS BUREAUCRACY? … [Read more...]
Brandi Kruse: Journalists “should be deeply troubled when politicians start dictating who gets access and who doesn’t.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Brandi Kruse, the creator and host of the local political podcast “[un]Divided.” In just over a decade in the Seattle market, the native Minnesotan distinguished … [Read more...]
The Daily Briefing – May 31, 2023
WHO KNEW THAT SOME PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM HOMELESSNESS? … [Read more...]
The Daily Briefing – May 18, 2023
WHAT DO SOUND TRANSIT AND THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY HAVE IN COMMON? … [Read more...]
Is the organizational structure of Sound Transit and KCRHA responsible for their many failures?
Marc Dones’ announcement that he is resigning as the CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) is the latest sign of the organizational dysfunction that has permeated the … [Read more...]
The Daily Briefing – May 17, 2023
THIS WAS THE BEST KING COUNTY DEMOCRATS COULD DO WHEN CREATING A MASSIVE BUREAUCRACY TO COORDINATE THE WASTING OF TAXPAYER MONEY ON HOMELESSNESS? … [Read more...]
Journalist Jonathan Choe: “The government does not get to dictate the press.”
The Newsmaker Interview is with journalist Jonathan Choe, a Senior Fellow for the Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness project. His reporting on the drug and homelessness crises in the Seattle area … [Read more...]
The Daily Briefing – May 5, 2023
MAYBE IT’S TIME TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON HOMELESSNESS? … [Read more...]
The Daily Briefing – April 13, 2023
HOMELESSNESS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX FOCUSED ON $$$, NOT SOLUTIONS. … [Read more...]
Rep. Jenny Graham: “Why are some in Olympia so unwilling to protect our families, businesses, and communities from real harm and death?”
Our Newsmaker Interview is with third-term Republican Representative Jenny Graham from the 6th Legislative District (Western Spokane County. The former small business owner and U.S. Army Reserves … [Read more...]
Rental truck companies must be making huge profits thanks to Democrat policies
Two seemingly unrelated stories from last weekend portray perfectly how unchallenged one-party rule, fueled by liberal greed, harms Washington State. 1 - Partisan Ruling by Washington State Supreme … [Read more...]