Category: The Advance

Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced that the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices is awarding Washington state a $170,000 grant to bolster science, technology, engineering and math education (STEM),… READ MORE

Before national health-care reform, it was perfectly legal for a health insurance company to turn down a customer for pre-existing conditions. Say you had diabetes: they (a) wouldn’t let you… READ MORE

If you’re keeping track of the accelerating flow of good economic news for Washington state, notice this:  The state’s unemployment rate dipped down to 5.6 percent in July. That’s the… READ MORE

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has designated Monday, August 25 as a state parks ‘free day’ to celebrate the National Park Service’s birthday, established on August 25, 1916. In… READ MORE

CampusPride.org released their Top 50 LBGT-friendly universities on Friday. The University of Washington and Washington State University made the Top 50 list receiving 4.5 and 5 stars (out of 5)… READ MORE