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...]
Senator Ron Muzzall: Democrats Seek to “Open the Doors for a Full-Blown Income Tax”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with emerging legislative leader Senator Ron Muzzall (R – Oak Harbor). The fourth generation Whidbey Island native and farmer was appointed in October 2019 to fill … [Read more...]
Rob McKenna: “Relabeling an Unconstitutional Tax Does Not Change Its Substance and Cure Its Constitutional Defects”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna (2005 – 2013), who discusses the much-anticipated lawsuit that will be filed soon (possibly later this … [Read more...]
The 2021 Legislative Session was Expensive for Washington State Farmers
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Washington Policy Center’s Initiative on Agriculture Director Pam Lewison. Lewison is an Eastern Washington farmer with first-hand experience in how political … [Read more...]
GOP House Leader JT Wilcox: “Single Party Government is Deeply Corrosive and (the ESD) Scandal Proves That.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview this week is with House Republican Leader JT Wilcox. The well-regarded Representative Wilcox had a front-row seat for the most expensive legislative session in state … [Read more...]
Tiffany Smiley: Patty Murray is “Carrying the Water for the Senate Democrats, She’s not Fighting for Washington Families.”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Tiffany Smiley, an effective advocate for veterans who just announced she is running for the U.S. Senate to unseat the 30-year ineffective political insider … [Read more...]
Senator Ann Rivers: “Lack of Public Interaction May have Emboldened My Democratic Colleagues to Pass the Lousy Bills We’ve Seen.”
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Senate Republican Caucus Chair Ann Rivers from La Center (Clark County). The third term senator provides a direct response to Governor Jay Inslee’s recent … [Read more...]