This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Washington Policy Center’s Initiative on Agriculture Director Pam Lewison. Lewison is an Eastern Washington farmer with first-hand experience in how political … [Read more...]
Daily Briefing – May 5, 2021
Governor Inslee actually said he has no plan to expand the state income tax on capital gains to lower income residents. … [Read more...]
Inslee Can’t be Trusted with Taxes, When He Says He Won’t Raise Them He Always Does
It may not come as a surprise, but Democrat Governor “Read my lips” Jay Inslee just can’t help himself when it comes to raising taxes. Our always “green” Governor Inslee is a bit of a chameleon … [Read more...]
You Can Wrap this Session Up – Before it Really Starts to Smell
With the adjournment of the 2021 Legislative session last Sunday, Democrat legislators have finished raising taxes and making backroom deals, at least for now. That is unless Democrat Governor Jay … [Read more...]
GOP House Leader JT Wilcox: “Single Party Government is Deeply Corrosive and (the ESD) Scandal Proves That.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview this week is with House Republican Leader JT Wilcox. The well-regarded Representative Wilcox had a front-row seat for the most expensive legislative session in state … [Read more...]
Daily Briefing – April 28, 2021
As predicted, a lawsuit was announced today against the state income tax on capital gains that was passed by Democrat lawmakers. … [Read more...]
Media Rarely Ask Democrats Basic Questions
Local reporters continue to act as press agents for state Democrats by failing to even ask basic questions about their legislative priorities. Here at Shift, we candidly proclaim that we provide … [Read more...]
Daily Briefing – April 21, 2021
Democrats legislators want to deny state voters the right to express their views on whether or not a state income tax on capital gains is imposed on state residents. … [Read more...]
Daily Briefing – April 20, 2021
Democrat legislators believe only they get to decide whether the state should impose an unconstitutional state income tax on capital gains … [Read more...]
WA Democrats use Orwellian Tactics to Impose a State Income Tax
In George Orwell’s disturbing classic “1984”, The Ministry of Truth is responsible for altering the meaning of words to fit the needs of the government. On the outer wall of the ministry’s … [Read more...]
Daily Briefing – April 2, 2021
Washington State Democrat lawmakers are all alone in their belief that a capital gains tax is not an unconstitutional income tax. … [Read more...]
Representative Gilday: “LCFS wastes about 80% of its costs to reduce CO2. That’s not smart public policy”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Greg Gilday (R – Camano Island). We previously spoke with the first-term legislator back in November, just days after his campaign had finished … [Read more...]