A recent story from KUOW details the efforts of citizen volunteers and legislators to learn just how many trains carrying oil are passing through Washington each week. Citizen volunteers are taking…
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This region can’t afford to view the ports through a local lens
Sarah Aitchison wrote a great piece on ports for the Puget Sound Business Journal last month. You can read it here: The ports get no love: As ILWU, PMA put…
Legislative Assistant: Rep. Ruth Kagi
UPDATE: We are no longer accepting applications for this posting. Legislative Assistant to Rep. Kagi Chair, Early Learning & Human Services Committee Mission: To assist Legislators in successfully fulfilling their…
House approves test reform bill that would give 2,000 high school seniors the diplomas they’ve earned
The following is a joint statement from Rep. Chris Reykdal (D-Tumwater) and Rep. David Taylor (R-Moxee) on the passage of HB 2214 – high school assessment reform. “The House again…
Longview family illustrates challenges of making do on minimum-wage income
A recent article in The Daily News follows a family for one-month as they try to scrape by making minimum wage. A portion of the article is reprinted below. The entire…