Cliff Mass, the well-known professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington and prominent weather and climate analyst, is “adamant that many politicians, activists and scientists are … [Read more...]
Taxpayer-funded labor organization draws scrutiny
The Labor Education Research Center (LERC), an organization that claims a rather innocuous “community-based” mission to “provide trainings and classes for and about working people” at established … [Read more...]
The big question Sound Transit can’t escape
Sound Transit officials did not lose a minute preparing a strategy for selling their Sound Transit 3 (ST3) plan—complete with its $15 billion price tag—to the public. The package would require “a new … [Read more...]
Spokane Transit campaign should invest in proofreaders
Spokane-area voters will have an opportunity to decide whether or not to fund Spokane Transit’s "Moving Forward" plan on April 28th. The plan includes a $72 million electric trolley project. As Shift … [Read more...]
UW has no immediate plans to follow $15 minimum wage law
The University of Washington (UW), the single largest employer in the City of Seattle, is not increasing pay for its lowest-paid workers when the $15 minimum wage law kicks in next week. And, it is … [Read more...]
Jay Inslee’s cap-and-tax scheme relies on distortion of facts
A succession of rather questionable assertions concerning Jay Inslee’s cap-and-tax scheme have been appearing in the public sphere. Last week, Shift reported on how Seattle Times columnist Danny … [Read more...]
Would you trust Sound Transit with your tax dollars?
In all likelihood, Sound Transit will—sometime in the near future—ask voters in King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties to, once again, place their trust in its promises. In turn, voters will decide … [Read more...]
Will minimum wage jobs be replaced by… robots?
Bill Gates once told a MSNBC host, “If you raise the minimum wage, you're encouraging labor substitution, and you're going to go buy machines and automate things -- or cause jobs to appear outside of … [Read more...]
Democrats seek to obstruct GOP college affordability bill
Last week, state Senate Republicans rolled out the “College Affordability Program”(SB 5954), a plan that seeks to decrease the cost of college tuition at public universities. The bill would link … [Read more...]
The local origin of the $15 minimum wage
The fight for a $15 minimum wage is coming to our nation’s major cities. Over the weekend, Seattle’s self-proclaimed socialist councilmember headlined a 15 NOW event in Minneapolis, making a case for … [Read more...]
Inslee’s cap-and-tax scheme threatens food and high-tech companies
Today, the state House Environment Committee will hear Jay Inslee’s cap-and-tax scheme that would tax leading Washington State businesses for carbon emissions. As Shift reported, the Department of … [Read more...]
Inslee cap-and-tax scheme distracts attention from costly fuel mandate
Jay Inslee’s cap-and-tax scheme has made media headlines since he introduced the new tax as part of his budget proposal last month. Under Inslee’s plan, carbon-emitting businesses and fuel … [Read more...]