This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with second term State Senator Brad Hawkins (R – East Wenatchee) who is the ranking Republican on the Senate’s Early Learning & K-12 Education. In the debate … [Read more...]
Senator Schoesler: Governor Inslee’s never ending emergency powers “is basically a dictatorship.”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with fifth generation wheat farmer and five term Washington State Senator Mark Schoesler who serves the 9th legislative district which encompasses the Southeast … [Read more...]
Representative Chris Corry: Many Democrats “Think That This State is Made Up of Only Puget Sound.”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Chris Corry, a second-term legislator from Yakima. Representative Corry is a rising star in the legislature and spars often with Puget … [Read more...]
Toby Nixon: “Taxpayer-funded resources, including staff, should not be used for blatantly partisan political purposes.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Kirkland City Councilmember and President Emeritus of the Washington Coalition for Open Government Toby Nixon. Last week, as part of a national Democrat effort to … [Read more...]
Senator Jeff Wilson: “Only a matter of time before this political lunacy gets someone killed.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview with first-term Senator Jeff Wilson (R – Longview) provides detailed information on the police “reform” bills which were hastily passed by the Democrats during this year’s … [Read more...]
Senator Gildon: “A society that does not enforce its own laws and protect its own citizens is a society destined for disaster.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Senator Chris Gildon (R-Puyallup) whose Pierce County legislative district was home of the disturbing murder which has become the focal point in the debate over the … [Read more...]
WPC’s Elizabeth Hovde on Washington’s New Long-Term Care Payroll Tax
Like many of our readers, the staff at Shift has avoided learning more about a new state payroll tax that was established to fund a state-run long-term care program. The issue seemed messy and … [Read more...]
Rod Chandler on Photography, President Trump, & the Future of the GOP
This week’s special Newsmaker Interview is with our good friend, former Congressman Rod Chandler. Rod earned a reputation as a highly respected television journalist (on KOMO TV) and state legislator … [Read more...]
Freedom Foundation’s Brian Minnich on Efforts to Remove the “Stranglehold Government Unions have Over Our State”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Brian Minnich, the Executive Vice President of the Freedom Foundation. Over the past decade, the Freedom Foundation has become one of the nation’s leading … [Read more...]
Kathy Lambert: There Needs to be a Strong “Outside Seattle” Voice on the King County Council
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert who represents Issaquah, Sammamish, Redmond, parts of Woodinville, and all the rural Eastern areas of the county North of … [Read more...]
Rep. Jesse Young: “The hypocrisy of the Democrat party – especially in Pierce County – is maddening.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Jesse Young (R – Gig Harbor). The four term House member recently announced he will be running for the 26th Legislative District’s Senate seat. … [Read more...]
WSRP’s Caleb Heimlich: “Seattle’s city leadership is a perfect example of why we need balance in Olympia”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with the Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party Caleb Heimlich. With the end of the 2021 legislative session (which Heimlich labeled as “brutal”), we … [Read more...]