Last week, Jay Inslee participated in Reddit’s “Ask Me Anything” (AMA)—an opportunity for the public to, quite literally, ask Inslee anything. The catch? There was no telling which questions Inslee … [Read more...]
Inslee claims $40 million in savings, delivers on only $5.9 million
In 2012, candidate Jay Inslee promised to fund the McCleary decision without increasing taxes by implementing a plan he referred to as Lean management. The performance management plan would shift … [Read more...]
Jay Inslee earned “Lie of the Year” – but for different reasons
Jay Inslee deserves the Washington State version of PolitiFact’s “Lie of the Year” award, Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat wrote recently, for breaking his campaign promise to veto new taxes. As … [Read more...]
News you can use: Nobody’s paying attention on a Friday – let’s give ourselves a raise!
You have to hand it to the Inslee media team – they have learned that releasing bad news just before a three-day holiday weekend is one way to bury it. So, in case you missed it, Jay Inslee decided … [Read more...]
Hold on to your wallets, Inslee getting ready to “negotiate” with unions
One of the main reasons why various unions across Washington State were willing to invest more than $4 million into electing Jay Inslee in 2012 was for the opportunity to get to “negotiate” future … [Read more...]
Mayor Woodward: “I am committed to serving a second term with the primary purpose of leaving Spokane in a better position than when I began.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward, who is up for re-election after her first term in office. She will be facing Lisa Brown, a liberal career politician and former … [Read more...]
WPC’s Sean O’Brien: “It’s galling how the governor misled the public on the impacts of the state cap-and-trade program”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Sean O’Brien, the new Eastern Washington Director for the Washington Policy Center (WPC). Sean returned to Washington State after spending eight years in … [Read more...]
Travis Couture: “You can’t tax and regulate your way to prosperity”
Shift’s Newsmaker interview is with Travis Couture, a GOP State House of Representatives candidate in the 35th Legislative District (Mason County and parts of Kitsap and Thurston counties). The seat … [Read more...]
Rep. Mary Dye explains the “ORCA Plan” to fund environmental projects Governor Inslee continues to ignore
Photo Courtesy of Ruth Johnson Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Mary Dye (R – Pomeroy) who has represented the 9th Legislative District (which covers the Southeast corner of the … [Read more...]
Safe Seattle’s David Preston: “Seattle government is growing ever more corrupt and incompetent”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with David Preston of “Safe Seattle,” an organization which offers a very vocal critique of the failed homeless and public safety policies which have severely … [Read more...]
Finally, Sound Transit’s Peter Rogoff has Left the Station
Celebrating someone’s else’s misfortune is not to be done lightly. Yet, this is a day which should have come much sooner for the voters and taxpayers of Puget Sound. The leadership disaster that is … [Read more...]
An Inconvenient Truth About Fish and Why Liberals Can’t Accept the Facts
You may have noticed that Democrat Governor Jay Inslee has been running around the state lately on his PR blitz pandemic victory lap. That’s has been leaving it to Democrat foot soldiers to keep up … [Read more...]