Washington Republican Wants to Let Facebook Off the Hook on Political Ad Transparency
Republican Drew MacEwen definitely likes running Facebook ads. A Navy vet and four-term state representative from Union, Washington, which sits at the southern bend of Hood Canal, MacEwen bought Facebook ads to help his re-election campaigns in 2014, 2016, and 2018. In all, he’s reported paying the social media giant more than $5,600 to run ads that trumpeted his accomplishments and, during the 2018 campaign in particular, tore down his Democratic opponent for allegedly wanting to “take away your right to bear arms.” Continue reading in The Stranger. (LSS Photography)
An increase of $1 in the minimum wage is linked to lower suicide rates, a study says
Raising the minimum wage may save lives. A study released this week suggests a correlation between an increase in the minimum wage and declining suicide rates among adults ages 18 to 64. The paper, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, found that state-level increases of $1 in minimum wage corresponded with a 3.4 percent to 5.9 percent decrease in the suicide rates of people with a high school diploma or less in that age group. Continue reading in The Washington Post. (iStock)
When’s snow coming to Oly? Here’s what meteorologists say
There’s a good chance Olympia sees snow next week, meteorologists say, but exactly when is still unclear. A mix of rain and snow couldn’t be “completely ruled out” for lower-elevation areas near Olympia Thursday morning, National Weather Service Meteorologist Samantha Borth told The Olympian. And it was flurrying, in the downtown area at least, around 8 a.m. Continue reading in The Olympian. (National Weather Service)
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