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...]
Councilmember Reagan Dunn: “Housing First is a system that keeps struggling people dependent on the government.”
King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn is Shift’s Newsmaker Interview. Last week the councilmember wrote a much-discussed Seattle Times op-ed in which he asserted that King County should stop funding … [Read more...]
Will Seattle Voters Throw Out Flip-Flopping Councilmember Andrew Lewis?
Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis has done it again. During Tuesday’s council meeting, the first-term flip-flopping councilmember again caved into the dangerous demands of Seattle’s liberal … [Read more...]
Brandi Kruse: Journalists “should be deeply troubled when politicians start dictating who gets access and who doesn’t.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Brandi Kruse, the creator and host of the local political podcast “[un]Divided.” In just over a decade in the Seattle market, the native Minnesotan distinguished … [Read more...]
Babylon Bee’s Kyle Mann: “You have to laugh at the absurdity of the situation.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Kyle Mann, the editor-in-chief of the conservative satirical website The Babylon Bee. In early 2022, the site became embroiled in a national debate over free … [Read more...]
“Exit Interview” with WPC’s Jason Mercier: “Unless the voters act, expect to see this income tax door swing open wider in the coming years.”
Shift presents a special Newsmaker Interview with Jason Mercier, Washington Policy Center’s Director of the Center for Government Reform. Unfortunately this is an “exit interview” since it was … [Read more...]
Long-Term Care expert Mike Anderson: “It seems highly likely that the tax rates will get raised very soon”
As the revised start date (July 1st) of the Democrats’ bungled and expensive Long-Term Care payroll tax and plan (WA Cares) is quickly approaching, Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with one of the … [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...]
Journalist Jonathan Choe: “The government does not get to dictate the press.”
The Newsmaker Interview is with journalist Jonathan Choe, a Senior Fellow for the Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness project. His reporting on the drug and homelessness crises in the Seattle area … [Read more...]
Sheriff Adam Fortney: “Elected leaders in Olympia are so out of touch with most every-day Americans” on public safety issues.
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney, who spoke directly about the failure of the Democrat controlled legislature to fix the serious public safety problems liberal … [Read more...]
Rep. J.T. Wilcox: “You do your best for as long as possible, and then it’s time for someone else to lead.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview this week is with Representative J.T. Wilcox, who announced on Sunday that he is stepping down as the Leader of the House Republican Caucus, a position he has held since … [Read more...]
Representative Sam Low: Failure of the Democrat controlled Legislature to pass meaningful police pursuit reform is a “dereliction of duty”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Freshman Republican Representative Sam Low who serves the 39th Legislative District (much of Northern Snohomish County and Skagit County that is East of I-5). … [Read more...]