There are only a few weeks left in the 2023 legislative session, and – as predicted – Democrats have refused to act meaningfully to reduce crime. But as always, we here at Shift WA have you covered with some of this week's most read stories and insights into what is going on in your own political backyard!
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There are only a few weeks left in the 2023 legislative session, and – as predicted – Democrats have refused to act meaningfully to reduce crime. But as always, we here at Shift WA have you covered with some of this week's most read stories and insights into what is going on in your own political backyard! Read on…

 

This week’s Newsmaker Interview…

GOP Representative Dan Griffey joined us for this week’s Newsmaker Interview. As a former first responder, Rep. Griffey provided his experienced insights on Democrats’ failed ban on police pursuits and their reckless efforts to stop police officers from pulling over vehicles for “non-moving” violations. He also described how the Democrats’ 2021 anti-police legislation continues to endanger the lives of firefighters. Read more.

 

This week’s top story…

Legislative Democrats have been trying all legislative session to outrun their 2021 mistake of restricting police from doing their jobs by actually chasing suspects fleeing a crime scene. Remember, as The Herald reminded us, “in January Senator Manka Dhingra said it (a bill to reform the non-pursuit law) would not advance any further?”  Turns out that “any further” meant the Senate floor, where Senate Bill 5352 was pulled and passed yesterday, and “By beating a 5 p.m. deadline for action on a non-budget bill originating in its chamber, the Senate keeps alive a conversation on one of the session’s most divisive pieces of legislation.” Now we’ll see if the Democrats’ pro-criminal caucus in the State House can keep outrunning the pursuit bill for the rest of session. Read this story and others.


In case you missed it… 

Washington consumers should not be surprised, as Jay Inslee’s new cap-and-tax program is designed to raise prices, but to Democrat lawmakers, it’s an opportunity.  Says one bureaucrat, “This auction generates the money that’s going to be the fuel for our state to transition to cleaner and cheaper ways to move around and to energize.” And by cheaper, he means more expensive for people like you, but very profitable for people who contribute to Jay Inslee’s political campaigns. After all, as the Times reports, “Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget called for the auction revenue to fund anything from electric heat pumps for low-income populations, small businesses, and schools, to grants for tribes to lead solar and wind projects, and a new clean-energy research center at Washington State University.” Just the usual Christmas tree of special interest payoffs, using your money. Read this story and others.