Early Wednesday morning, state Senate Democrats chose to betray Senate Republicans, House Democrats and the people of Washington all to please their multi-million dollar campaign donor—the Washington … [Read more...]
Senate Democrats betray fellow lawmakers, Washingtonians
Early yesterday morning, state Senate Democrats backtracked on a previous agreement and refused to vote for the suspension of the Washington Education Association’s money-grab Initiative 1351 unless … [Read more...]
GOP budget win marred by Democrats’ latest demand
The state Legislature adopted—and Jay Inslee signed—a new state budget with mere hours to spare before triggering a July 1 partial state government shutdown. The state Senate passed the … [Read more...]
WA PTA opposes illegal teachers’ strikes
According to sources, Washington Education Association officials are rather upset over the lack of support shown my parents for their illegal labor strikes. Notably, few parents showed up to … [Read more...]
Illegal teachers’ strikes prove ineffective
If you want to judge the effectiveness of the recent illegal teachers’ strikes across the state, you don’t have to look much further than the House Democrats revised spending plan released … [Read more...]
Illegal teachers’ strikes don’t benefit students
Today, the Lake Washington Education Association (LWEA) is holding an illegal strike day that has shutdown schools across the district as teachers walk out of their jobs. The illegal strike … [Read more...]
5 things Jay Inslee will likely tell lawmakers behind closed doors
The state Legislature was forced into a special session due to state House Democrats refusing to do their jobs and pass a complete budget. Last week, Jay Inslee called a 30-day special session to … [Read more...]
Local teachers unions gear-up for illegal strikes with lies
The Lake Washington Education Association (LWEA) voted to take part in an illegal strike day. The strike day, scheduled for May 6th, is part of a statewide effort organized by local teachers unions, … [Read more...]
GOP proposes $2.7B increase in education spending, teachers unions organize illegal strikes
At least eight public school districts have scheduled illegal strike days beginning this week. The strikes are part of a statewide effort organized by local teachers unions, with the support of the … [Read more...]
Republicans pass complete budget, Democrats pass rough draft
Yesterday, after overcoming hours of delay tactics by Senate Democrats, the Republican-controlled state Senate passed a complete bi-partisan budget. That means the Senate approved all the accompanying … [Read more...]
Quiz: April Fool’s or House Democrats’ budget?
It’s April Fool’s Day and, in light of the occasion, Shift came up with a little quiz we’re calling “April Fool’s or House Democrats’ budget.” So, go ahead a test how much you may or may not know … [Read more...]
Republicans’ budget: Balanced, no new taxes vs. Democrats’ budget: $2 billion+ in taxes
The Republican-controlled state Senate did not take long to respond to state House Democrats’ 2015-17 budget, which they introduced on Friday. Today, Senate Republicans presented their version of the … [Read more...]