What would you think about a lawmaker who, when he’s not busy making laws in Olympia, has established a full-time, non-legislative career of almost 30 years back in his home…
A legislator’s full plate gets fuller
Category: The Advance
Helping families with disabilities
Having a disability, whether it’s physical or mental, makes life more challenging. Depending on the degree of the disability, sometimes it’s a lot more challenging. And not just for the…
New law a “three-for” for students, schools, accountability
Talk about a win-win-win. It’s not often that legislation comes along promoting better education for at-risk students, stronger accountability for schools, and increased efficiency for local governments — all in…
Is the state holding your unclaimed property?
Many of us have annual checklists. Check our credit reports. Go see the eye doctor. Do a home inventory, after spring cleaning of course. Checking to see if the state…
Derelict vessels: The voyage ends (for now)
With his signature last Wednesday, Gov. Inslee capped a two-year drive in the Legislature to tackle the stubborn problem of derelict and abandoned ships and boats, which threaten the safety…