The irresponsible, divisive, and expensive 2022 Washington State legislative session mercifully came to an end last Thursday, with Governor Jay Inslee and the majority Democrats demonstrating again … [Read more...]
Governor Jay Inslee would make an Old West snake oil salesman blush
If you lived in the 19th century Old West, you would recognize the damage which snake oil and miracle cure salesmen inflicted on anyone that they could find to listen. Over a century later and the … [Read more...]
Representative Drew MacEwen: Democrats “single handedly destroyed the ability of police to enforce the law.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Washington State Representative Drew MacEwen (R – Union), the five-term legislator who yesterday after Sine Die announced he will be running to replace the retiring … [Read more...]
Democrats provide fake excuses for why they failed to pass emergency powers reform
Democrat legislators, who have lorded over the current legislative session without consulting their Republican counterparts and have ignored constant bipartisan overtures for meaningful reform of the … [Read more...]
Representative Kretz : Governor Inslee has “disdain for those of us who get dirt under our fingernails when we work.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with the outspoken Representative Joel Kretz (R – Wauconda) who has served the 7th Legislative District in Northeast Washington since 2005. The Deputy Republican Leader … [Read more...]
Rep: Skyler Rude; “We can afford tax relief for working families.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Skyler Rude (R – Walla Walla) who is a second term legislator after serving four years as the legislative assistant for the highly respected Senator … [Read more...]
Rep. Kelly Chambers; “Make long-term care insurance affordable AND optional.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Washington State Representative Kelly Chambers (R – Puyallup). The second-term legislator was recently honored at the 2022 Roanoke Conference with the prestigious … [Read more...]
Rep. Mary Dye explains the “ORCA Plan” to fund environmental projects Governor Inslee continues to ignore
Photo Courtesy of Ruth Johnson Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Representative Mary Dye (R – Pomeroy) who has represented the 9th Legislative District (which covers the Southeast corner of the … [Read more...]
Senator Simon Sefzik discusses his proposal which would immediately cut fuel cost by 50 cents a gallon
Shift's Newsmaker Interview is with the newest (and by far the youngest) member of the Washington State Senate, Senator Simon Sefzik (R - Ferndale). The senator was appointed on January 11th to serve … [Read more...]
Preview of 2022 Legislative Session
Even the liberal reporters at the Seattle Times admit that the biggest challenges facing the 2022 legislature are how to fix the problems the Democrats created with their previous bad legislation. As … [Read more...]
Really? Governor Inslee wants to make it illegal for politicians to lie
The often “truth challenged” Governor Jay Inslee said he would support making it illegal for candidates and elected officials to knowingly lie about election results. This disturbing and likely … [Read more...]
House Republican Leader JT Wilcox: “We should have high expectations of numbers approaching a majority or an actual majority”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with House Republican Leader JT Wilcox (Yelm) on the eve of the start of the 2022 Legislative Session. Where the 2021 session was focused on the Democrats pushing an … [Read more...]