The bad news: medical costs are rising. The good news: Washington state is leading the way to keep costs down. Back in 2005, the Legislature created the Health Technology Assessment….
The good and bad news on health care costs
Should college graduates ‘Pay It Forward’?
Nowadays many college students are juggling two or three jobs to pay for school, on top of student loans. The Great Recession has led to deep cuts in higher ed,…
Rep. Stonier to oversee efforts to improve failing schools
Rep. Monica Stonier (D-Vancouver) has been named a charter member of Washington’s Education Accountability Oversight Committee. The bipartisan panel will monitor implementation of a new law (SB 5329) approved during…
Tackling the common crime of car prowls
There’s the one-time criminal – an average guy gets drunk and picks a fight in a tavern, for example – and then there are career criminals, who commit offense after…
Smart, Effective Legislation
Ever wonder how our state knows which programs are saving taxpayers money and which ones are ineffective? How we know whether domestic violence offender treatment works or if smaller class…