There should be a ballot measure in today’s election on whether WA residents want the Democrats’ state income tax on capital gains, but Democrat lawmakers don’t believe voters should have a say. … [Read more...]
Senator Hawkins is Concerned Communities are Losing Control Over Their Schools
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...]
Embarrassing WA State Democrat Party Error Highlights Difference Between Parties’ Redistricting Objectives
Washington State Democrat Chair Tina Podlodowski was forced to correct a false accusation regarding the work performed by the Republican members of the Washington State Redistricting Commission. Yet … [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...]
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...]
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...]
When Democrats Go Too Far – Part 2
This is the second in a two-part series on the overreach of Governor Jay Inslee and what can only be called a far-left Democrat legislature this year, and the blow back they are already beginning to … [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...]
When Democrats Go Too Far – Part 1
This is the first in a two-part series on the overreach of Governor Jay Inslee and what can only be called a far-left Democrat legislature this year, and the blow back they are already beginning to … [Read more...]