Over the weekend, Seattle Times editorialist Danny Westneat wrote an editorial, entitled “State Senate doing its oily best to ignore us on transportation,” in which he laments the lack of progress … [Read more...]
Seattle socialists explain why they can’t pay more than $13/hr
Last week, SHIFT pointed out the close to unbelievable hypocrisy recently exhibited by the Freedom Socialist Party—a national party with offices in Seattle. Though its platform calls for a $20 per … [Read more...]
How Seattle’s $15 minimum wage will impact rent
Advocates of the $15 minimum wage—the 15 NOW crowd—used the slogan “$15 now because the rent won’t wait” as one of the 15 reasons for supporting the large wage hike in Seattle. They argued, “We … [Read more...]
Common Sense from Seattle hears Democrats telling the middle class: You can pay more for college
Last week the Seattle Times pointed out that it is deliberate state policies to cut college funding and hike tuition that have in recent years begun to really take a bit out of middle class families. … [Read more...]
Democrat Senator Manka Dhingra likes the 93% increase in car thefts in Washington – and you should too!
Welcome to Washington State 2023, with Democrats in complete control of all the levers of government and rolling through record-setting spending to favor their campaign-donating friends. However, the … [Read more...]
Washington Policy Center President Dann Mead Smith Discusses Free Market Solutions in a Liberal State, Getting More Young People Involved, and Having Oasis Sing the National Anthem at Their Annual Dinner
Despite Washington State being one of the most liberal states in the country, it is home to one of the premier free market think tanks in the country. With an excellent staff, the Washington Policy … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift – July 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee don't have a monopoly on sketchy schemes and transparency problems... take Jay Inslee for an example. Our green governor graced Washington state … [Read more...]
Race for Lands Commissioner crowded with whacky Democrats
Though he indicated that he intended to run again back last September, Washington’s very liberal Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark changed his mind earlier this year and announced he would … [Read more...]
UW Prez decides to compete with other college leaders in going cra-cra
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce must be feeling left out in the “Let’s Go Crazy” games. After all, Whitman College’s President received attention for suggesting that the school’s … [Read more...]
The Daily Shift – 06/02/16
When President Barack Obama jammed through his signature healthcare law, he (and his fellow Democrats) made quite a lot of promises. This #ThrowBackThursday, we’re taking a look at how Democrats’ … [Read more...]
U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Raul Garcia: Senator Cantwell is a “Ghost Senator in most parts of the state.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Raul Garcia. At the age of 11, Dr. Garcia and his mother escaped from the communist regime of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and … [Read more...]
Is the organizational structure of Sound Transit and KCRHA responsible for their many failures?
Marc Dones’ announcement that he is resigning as the CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) is the latest sign of the organizational dysfunction that has permeated the … [Read more...]