Tenant advocates prepare for another push in Olympia
Two cities in South King County have passed just cause eviction laws in recent months, which tenant advocates hail as wins. With the cities of Burien and Federal Way under their belts, pushing for just cause laws statewide is next on the agenda. Bills in the Washington State Legislature concerning just cause eviction were introduced during the 2019 session, but didn’t pass. Continue reading at Seattleweekly.com.
U.S. officials misled public about Afghan war, confidential documents reveal
A confidential trove of government documents obtained by The Washington Post reveals that senior U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign, making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable. Continue reading in The Washington Post. (Moises Saman/Magnum Photos)
Follow states’ lead in health-care reforms
As national media obsess over Democratic presidential candidates’ proposals for fixing the country’s broken health-care system, and lobbyists’ attempts to influence public discussion, states like Washington are chipping away at the problem. And in truth, a state-by-state, incremental change is the country’s best hope for a cure. Continue reading in The Seattle Times.
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U.S. officials misled public about Afghan war, confidential documents reveal
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