After learning more about the Democrats’ undemocratic redistricting strategy (more about this later), two warnings regarding the fragility of our democracy come to mind as relevant today in Washington … [Read more...]
Senator Hawkins is Concerned Communities are Losing Control Over Their Schools
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with second term State Senator Brad Hawkins (R – East Wenatchee) who is the ranking Republican on the Senate’s Early Learning & K-12 Education. In the debate … [Read more...]
Democrats hate law enforcement and are willing to experiment with your safety
Washington State’s Democrat legislators, in a hurry to take advantage of some of the supportive public sentiment towards the riots over the death of George Floyd (lessened after Capitol Hill was … [Read more...]
Rep. Jesse Young: “The hypocrisy of the Democrat party – especially in Pierce County – is maddening.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Jesse Young (R – Gig Harbor). The four term House member recently announced he will be running for the 26th Legislative District’s Senate seat. … [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...]
The Washington Education Association Spent Millions Attempting to Buy the 2020 Election
The Washington Education Association (WEA) is seriously misnamed, as the state’s largest teachers union is neither primarily focused on education or free association. It would be more accurate to … [Read more...]
Washington Voters Will Want to Maintain Social Distance from These Majorities
A second day of vote counts did not change much the trajectory of Washington’s electorate, unfortunately. Election Night, Washington voters appeared to give in to the inevitable and re-elected … [Read more...]
Democrat AG Bob Ferguson Celebrates Losing the $30 Car Tab Lawsuit
Democrat Attorney General Bob Ferguson sure is happy that he lost the lawsuit to protect the will of Washington voters for $30 car tabs. He was opposed to the car-tab initiative when it was on the … [Read more...]
Jami Lund On the Power and Influence of Public Union Money
Jami Lund was recently the target of a vindictive campaign by the Washington Education Association and other government employee unions as they spent more than $92,000 to buy his seat on the Centralia … [Read more...]
Democrats push to break K-12 funding promises
Back in 2012, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled on the now notorious McCleary case. The ruling emphasized the state’s insufficient funding of K-12 education, reprimanding state government for … [Read more...]
Gun initiative didn’t follow the rules – enough to keep it off the ballot?
Legislators at any level seek clarity. Bills (most of the time) are written with an eye toward removing ambiguity. Lawmakers hate to see their legislative babies shepherded through the process only to … [Read more...]
With McCleary case finally over, everyone relieved, everyone disappointed
11 years ago, a group of public school parents filed suit over state education funding. Yesterday the state Supreme Court finally ended the McCleary case, as it was known, lifting sanctions against … [Read more...]