The Washington Education Association’s (WEA) latest effort to fill its already sizable coffers — Initiative 1351 — will cost the state’s taxpayers $4.7 billion, according to a recent estimate by the … [Read more...]
Power plays may backfire on WEA
Teachers’ unions across the United States face challenging times as they struggle to recover from the negative press have been receiving in their battles against the education reform movement. … [Read more...]
WEA: losing $40 million OK, school districts have “huge amount of money”
There was a time not too long ago when the WEA actually said that losing federal funds due to a failure to comply with federal standards was okay, because school districts would still have huge amount … [Read more...]
Surprise, surprise: the WEA is after more money & power
The Washington Education Association (WEA)—our state’s powerful teachers union—just can’t seem to help itself. Once again, the WEA is actively campaigning to place its own interests ahead of our … [Read more...]
Rep: Couture. “There is a common theme in all of this – not holding criminals accountable puts all neighborhoods at risk.”
Shift’s interview is with first-term Representative Travis Couture (R-Allyn) to discuss several important public safety issues that have recently been in the media. Earlier this week Representative … [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...]
Senator Lynda Wilson “Think of all the lives that have been destroyed” by the Democrats’ lax approach to drug possession.
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with a leader of the Republican lawmakers in Olympia, Senator Lynda Wilson of Vancouver. The second term senator is the Ranking Republican on the powerful Senate Ways … [Read more...]
Senator Nikki Torres: Skyrocketing crime rates were predictable after the Democrats “waged a legislative war on law enforcement.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with new Republican Senator Nikki Torres who made history last November when she became the first person of Hispanic heritage to be elected to the Washington State … [Read more...]
Rep. Jim Walsh: “The legislature’s top budget priority must be to provide tax relief to overtaxed Washingtonians”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Jim Walsh (R – Aberdeen), the fourth-term legislator from Southwest Washington’s 19th Legislative District (portions of Cowlitz, Lewis, and Grays … [Read more...]
Sarah Isgur’s advice to young people “Go work on a campaign.”
Our latest Newsmaker Interview is with the highly respected commentator and political operative Sarah Isgur, who will be a featured speaker at the 2023 Roanoke Conference (January 27 – 29 in beautiful … [Read more...]
GOP Senate Leader Braun on ’22 legislative session: “Misplaced priorities and missed opportunities reached a level no one could have predicted”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Senate Republican Leader John Braun (Centralia) as we wrap up our coverage of the 2022 legislative session. In our extensive interview with the third-term senator, … [Read more...]
Coach Kennedy’s Attorney: “A win means he will be able to return to coaching without having to hide his faith.”
The U.S. Supreme Court announced earlier this month that it will review Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the lawsuit filed in 2016 by former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe … [Read more...]