We live in the Information Age, as a Google search will confirm, and a couple of bills that sailed through the House Higher Education Committee Feb. 5 deal with information…
Higher education information: Reaching out, looking in
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Legislative Session Update
The Legislature is already hitting cut-off deadlines as this short session approaches the half-way mark. Last Wednesday was the last day House policy committees could pass non-budget bills on to…
Fixing a 640-property hole in the law
If 640 new properties were suddenly slated for development right next to your house, would you be a bit concerned? What if you followed all the proper appeals, won your…
Gov. Inslee announces moratorium on executions
I applaud Gov. Jay Inslee’s decision that Washington state will carry out no executions during his term as governor. As a legislator, and as a citizen, two of my primary…
Masked wrestling reform bill puts media in a half-Nelson
Reporters are having a lot of fun with Rep. Zack Hudgins‘ House Bill 2573, which would treat lucha libre wrestling – a style featuring masked wrestlers – as the entertainment…