This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Senator Steven O’Ban (R – Pierce County), one of the most effective members of the Washington State legislature. A member of the state senate since 2013, O’Ban … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers on supporting rural health care and farmers while opposing Nancy Pelosi’s “partisan wish list” bill.
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers. McMorris Rodgers has represented the 5th Congressional District in Eastern Washington since 2004. We are appreciative of … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler on Helping Small Businesses during the Coronavirus Outbreak, Sea Lions, 2020 Campaign, I-5 Columbia River Bridge and Maternity Care
3rd District U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Camas) shares with Shift readers her views on the federal COVID-19 response and provides us with updates on a couple of the significant issues … [Read more...]
Bruce Dammeier on why Republican Leadership has Better Prepared Pierce County for the COVID-19 Outbreak
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview for this week is Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier. After first serving on the Puyallup School Board, Dammeier become a state representative in 2009 and served two … [Read more...]
Councilman Reagan Dunn, at the Forefront of the Region’s Response to COVID-19
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn who has been at the forefront of the region’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. Dunn shares with us his thoughts about … [Read more...]
Maia Espinoza Challenges the Divisive Chris Reykdal and the Status Quo to become Washington’s Superintendent of Public Education
Maia Espinoza has announced that she is running against the divisive Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and is this week's Newsmaker Interview. Espinoza shares her thoughts on the … [Read more...]
Rep. Dan Newhouse Shares His Concerns with Governor Jay Inslee’s Ban on Residential Construction, the Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus Pandemic, and Why He Believes #HousingIsEssential
This week’s Shift Newsmaker Interview is with third-term 4th District U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse. The Sunnyside farmer and former Director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture … [Read more...]
Respected Attorney Mike Vaska is Running for WA Attorney General
Respected attorney and community leader Mike Vaska announced he is running to become Washington’s next Attorney General. In contrast to the ultra-partisan activities of the current AG, Vaska is … [Read more...]
Rep. Drew Stokesbary on the 2020 Legislative Session and on Helping College Athletes Receive Compensation.
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with three-term Representative Drew Stokesbary (R-Auburn), a rising star in the Republican party. The Notre Dame Law School graduate is the ranking Republican member … [Read more...]
John Carlson, a Conservative Commentator in Ultra-Liberal Seattle.
Our Newsmaker Interview for this week is KVI host John Carlson. John has provided the conservative free market perspective through his radio shows and newspaper columns since the early 1980s. In our … [Read more...]
Washington Policy Center President Dann Mead Smith Discusses Free Market Solutions in a Liberal State, Getting More Young People Involved, and Having Oasis Sing the National Anthem at Their Annual Dinner
Despite Washington State being one of the most liberal states in the country, it is home to one of the premier free market think tanks in the country. With an excellent staff, the Washington Policy … [Read more...]
Ann Davison Sattler on Democrats’ Support of Failed Homeless Policies
This week Shift sits down with Ann Davison Sattler, 2019 Seattle City Council aspirant and 2020 Republican candidate for Washington State Lt. Governor. Davison Sattler provides her thoughts on … [Read more...]