Democrats in Olympia have been carving up a $70 billion budget behind closed doors. They have done away with any public budget negotiations and – in doing so – have left the media with the need to highlight other stories.
Shift Washington
Friends,

The 2023 legislative session is almost at an end – and Democrats have passed troubling legislation in the dead of night to hide what they are doing from voters. But we’re working overtime exposing their actions. So, as always, we here at Shift WA have you covered with insights into what is going on in your own political backyard! Read on…

This week’s Newsmaker Interview…
First-term Republican Representative Sam Low (39th LD) joined us for this week’s Newsmaker Interview. Representative Low is a member of the powerful House Rules Committee, as well as the Transportation Committee, the Housing Committee, and the State Government/Tribal Affairs Committee. He shared his thoughts on disappointing bills passed by Democrats, like their watered-down version of police pursuit reform, the liberal drug possession measure, the erosion of parental rights, and stricter gun restrictions which he believes the courts will rule are unconstitutional. Read more. 

This week’s top story…
Olympia Democrats demonstrated, once again, that they believe crime is relative and just because you end up shooting someone you shouldn’t face consequences. House Bill 1324 prohibits a court from including juvenile court convictions when considering sentencing for crimes committed as an adult. So, just as long as you don’t actually kill anyone when you’re under 18 years old, the Democrats don’t want those actions to impact for future jail time. Read more.

In case you missed it…
Democrats in Olympia have been carving up a $70 billion budget behind closed doors. They have done away with any public budget negotiations and – in doing so – have left the media with the need to highlight other stories. Thus, one media outlet decided to report on how Democrats increasingly need to hide what they are working on from the public, punching more holes in the state’s public records act. Of course, the reporter did that without blaming the Democrats. Read this story and more.

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