The IMPACT

Issues to watch in the 2022 Legislative Session with input from legislative leaders and the governor. Then Q&A with an ER doctor on pandemic predictions and trends. Guests include Nathan Schlicher MD, Past President of the WA State Medical Association.

Favorite memories, political shifts, and plans for the future. A retrospective with two retiring lawmakers as they enter their final year in office. Guest include State Senators David Frockt (D-Seattle) and Sharon Brown (R-Richland).

The Impact featuring host Mike McClanahan interviews with policy experts who make decisions in Olympia and people who are impacted back home.

2021 - The Year in Review; 2022 political predictions. Press panel discussion. Guests include Joe O'Sullivan of The Seattle Times and Jerry Cornfield of The Everett-Herald.

The debate over how state leaders should spend federal transportation infrastructure dollars. Guests include Alex Hudson, Exec. Director of Transportation Choices Coalition and Mariya Frost, Transportation Lead, Washington Policy Center.

A Part-Time Dam? (Pt. 2): Debating different options to address flooding and improve the odds for salmon and steelhead on the Chehalis River. Guests include J. Vander Stoep, Attorney & Chehalis Basin Board Member, and Vickie Raines, Chair/Chehalis Basin Board and Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority.

The No Dam Alternative (Part 1): The push to re-imagine flood protection for the state’s 2nd largest river basin, the flood-prone Chehalis. Guests include Tyson Johnston, Chehalis Basin Board Member& Former VP, Quinault Indian Nation, and Steve Malloch, Chehalis Basin Board Member, Western Water Futures.

What's behind the supply chain problems and how long will they last? Analysis from business and port representatives. Guests include Steve Balaski, Senior Business Development Manager, NW Seaport Alliance, and Mike Ennis, Government Affairs Director, Association of Washington Business.

Alternative futures in state political races - the debate over redistricting. Guests include Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) and Senate Republican Caucus Leader John Braun (R-Centralia).

Compliance vs. Refusal: updated numbers and the effect of the vaccine mandate on staffing levels as deadline approaches. Guests include Dennis Lawson, President, WA State Council of Fire Fighters & Patrick Connor, Director, Washington NFIB.