Remember earlier this year when Democrat State Senator Rebecca Saldana rightfully received criticism for breaking Washington State laws when she provided testimony in a legislative hearing while … [Read more...]
The Washington Department of Transportation Wants to Track Everything You Do
You likely have been distracted by more pressing matters – a pandemic, economic lockdowns, civil insurrection, etc.), but over the last few years the Washington State Department of Transportation … [Read more...]
When Should Government Start Making Cuts?
When Democrat Governor Jay Inslee issued his ‘Stay at Home’ order on March 23rd, who would have predicted that the state would still be in lockdown nearly a month later, with (potentially) many more … [Read more...]
Rep. Drew Stokesbary on the 2020 Legislative Session and on Helping College Athletes Receive Compensation.
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with three-term Representative Drew Stokesbary (R-Auburn), a rising star in the Republican party. The Notre Dame Law School graduate is the ranking Republican member … [Read more...]
Shift’s Recap of the 2020 Legislative Session
The legislation session is over and we can breathe a collective sigh of relief, mostly. One of the worst, and most bizarre, legislative sessions in recent memory is finally over. The Washington … [Read more...]
The Morning Briefing – June 05, 2019
WSDOT no longer measures traffic delays … [Read more...]
The Morning Briefing – September 17, 2018
Those killjoys at WSDOT want to keep you from having a great commute like this … [Read more...]
The Morning Briefing – April 19, 2018
How WSDOT really feels about you. … [Read more...]
The Morning Briefing – March 30, 2017
A reader emailed us yesterday saying that they called WSDOT's Good to Go department and was told that they are eight weeks behind on sending any type of email notice - including receipts of payment. … [Read more...]
Election’s over, so Sound Transit’s coming back for more
The most expensive ballot proposition on the ballot this year – beyond the disaster of Jay Inslee seeking re-election – was Sound Transit’s $54 billion, 25-year light rail plan. Thanks to overwhelming … [Read more...]
I-405 making the news for all the wrong reasons
Last week, Jay Inslee held a news conference to announce long overdue changes to help ease traffic on I-405 north of Bothell. Of course, the fact that it was his own bureaucrats at the Washington … [Read more...]
Our green governor’s “work” habits (Part XVI)
If there is one thing we’ve learned due to our ongoing “Friday Funny” series on Jay Inslee’s so-called work schedule, it’s that our green governor is pretty lazy -- when it comes to the people’s … [Read more...]