This week's Newsmaker Interview is with Jason Mercier, Director of the Center for Government Reform at the Washington Policy Center. Given the stubborn refusal of Governor Inslee and the Democrat … [Read more...]
Representative Andrew Barkis on State Workers’ Pay Raise, Inslee’s Short-Sighted Eviction Ban, and the Need for a Special Session
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Andrew Barkis (R-Yelm) who has served in the legislature since 2016. Barkis operates a property management company and is one of the … [Read more...]
Newsmaker Interview with Mindie Wirth from Parents for Safe Schools, Seeking to Repeal the State’s New Controversial Sex Education Bill
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Mindie Wirth the Campaign Chair for Parents for Safe Schools, the campaign seeking to overturn Washington State’s new controversial sex education bill (SB … [Read more...]
Newsmaker Interview with Community Leader Kevin Wallace
This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with regional community leader Kevin Wallace. As President of Wallace Properties and a former two-term Bellevue City Councilmember, Kevin works on a variety of … [Read more...]
Senator Steve O’Ban on Governor Inslee’s COVID-19 response, the ESD Scam, State Employee’s Pay Raise, Car Tabs, and Manuel Ellis’ Death
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...]