Councilmember Leslie Marshall Lewallen, a conservative GOP candidate in Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, is Shift’s Newsmaker Interview. The Camas City Councilmember and former King … [Read more...]
Rep: Couture. “There is a common theme in all of this – not holding criminals accountable puts all neighborhoods at risk.”
Shift’s interview is with first-term Representative Travis Couture (R-Allyn) to discuss several important public safety issues that have recently been in the media. Earlier this week Representative … [Read more...]
City of Lacey Councilmember Lenny Greenstein explains why there are many encampments in neighboring Olympia and none in his town
The Newsmaker Interview is with City of Lacey Councilmember Lenny Greenstein. Last spring Discovery Institute journalist Jonathan Choe posted an informative report on why two neighboring cities … [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...]
Tree Fruit Association’s Jon DeVaney asserts that the state’s overtime wage laws have cost farmers and farmworkers money, and caused fruit to spoil before it can be harvested.
Jon DeVaney, the President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WAFTA), is our Newsmaker Interview. DeVaney became involved with the tree fruit industry in 2009 after working with … [Read more...]
Maynard: WA Auditor must conduct full investigation of King Co. juvenile diversion programs, “the human and financial costs are simply too high”
Our interview is with Jackson Maynard, Executive Director of the Citizen Action Defense Fund (CADF), a Washington State non-profit “watchdog” organization which seeks to ensure that state and local … [Read more...]
Was Marc Dones really the best CEO the King County Regional Homelessness Authority could ever hire?
The first CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) Marc Dones announced his resignation on May 16th after just two years on the job. During that short period, homelessness in … [Read more...]
SGGA’s John Estey: “Spokane has seen commonsense policies pushed to the wayside for far-Left ideas”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Spokane Good Government Alliance (SGGA) Executive Director John Estey, as we spotlight the important elections which are taking place this year in the state’s … [Read more...]
Rep. Schmick: The state’s mental health failures are due to “a lack of leadership” from the Inslee Administration
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Joe Schmick (R – Colfax), in which he discussed the recent federal court decision to fine the Inslee Administration $100 million for not providing … [Read more...]
WASPC’s Strachan: “Crime has decreased in some parts of the United States but overall crime in Washington has continued to rise.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Steven Strachan, the Executive Director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC). This week the organization released its annual Crime … [Read more...]
Senator Chris Gildon: I am stunned by the indifference Democrats “are showing to the pain being felt by everyday Washingtonians.“
Governor Jay Inlsee and Democrat lawmakers repeatedly asserted that their Cap and Trade (i.e. “carbon tax”) legislation would only cost consumers “pennies” when they passed the legislation (with … [Read more...]
Keilman: “If you want to save the state, you must focus on Seattle.”
Shift’s special Newsmaker Interview is with Susanna Keilman, one of the primary organizers of the vigil and march on Saturday morning to honor Eina Kwon and her unborn child, who were killed in a … [Read more...]