The dream of a fast passenger-ferry run from Bremerton to Seattle moved a step closer to reality yesterday with House committee approval of a proposal to permit Kitsap Transit to…
Hansen bill boosts fast passenger ferries
Education – a springboard to success
The US imprisons over 2.4 million people. According to a Pew study published in 2011, between 1973 and 2009, the nation’s prison population grew by 705%. We now imprison more…
Statement from Rep. Cody on House passage of Reproductive Parity Act (HB 2148)
“For the third time in as many years, a majority of the House of Representatives have said that a woman should be in charge of her health care decisions. The…
Wednesday, February 5
PRINT Associated Press House panel holds hearing on raising minimum wage (Farrell) Boeing throwing party to thank lawmakers for $8.7 billion (Carlyle) Gov. proclaims ‘moment of loudness’ for Seahawks…
Raising the minimum wage is not just a “progressive” issue
The minimum wage was born in Washington state back in 1937, when the U.S. Supreme Court uphold our state’s right to set a bare minimum on wages.Today, many citizens and…