Olympia –State Rep. Kristine Lytton (D-Anacortes, 40th district) has been appointed by Speaker of the House Frank Chopp to serve on the Washington State Joint Select Committee on Education Accountability…
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Car sharing saves money and time — while creating jobs
by Zack Hudgins and Barbara Bailey Most cars sit idle 23 hours a day. But there’s a new business model that lets people rent cars and trucks from private citizens….
State Rep. Jim Moeller’s statements on the updated (Wednesday, June 20, 2012) revenue forecast
The revised revenue forecast incorporates actions taken by the 2012 Legislature. I think it’s fundamental to distinguish two sets of changes that underlie this updated forecast: * One set of…
Calamity at the pharmacy: Quelling swelling rate of opioid addiction
By state Rep. Jim Moeller Maybe we’re climbing out of a nightmare. Just maybe we’re leaving the hellacious plague that is the falling into the wrong hands and showing up…
Rep. Jim Moeller: Statements on the King County Superior Court ruling (against Initiative 1053) that tax increases, including the closing of tax loopholes, require only a simple-majority vote
First and foremost, this ruling emphasizes — as if, frankly, we needed any further emphasis — that as Washington citizens and policy leaders, the paramount duty of the Legislature, as…