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We can do better; Washington’s foster children are depending on us
The lives of foster children are often filled with unbearable trauma. Many have endured abuse or neglect, and been removed from their families. These children are our most vulnerable; they...
We’re out for a few days
Your Advance team is taking a break to spend the holiday with family and friends, and to reflect upon all we have to be thankful for this time of year....
Hiring is on the rise. So is unemployment. Huh?
It might seem counterintuitive, but while Washington added close to 6,000 jobs last month, the state Employment Security Department (ESD) reports the unemployment rate also ticked up a bit. And...
What’s the real story with the budget shortfall?
We heard the news last week that revenues are up, because the economy is better, but that our state still faces a budget deficit of about $2 billion. That’s not...
Where’s all the carbon in our air coming from?
New research published in the journal Climactic Change shows that a remarkably small number of companies (90) are responsible for two-thirds of global warming causing carbon emissions. Between the years...
Update – Youth Opportunities Act
Contrary to popular belief, until very recently, juvenile records in Washington were not sealed. That meant, like in many other states, the personal information of thousands of young adults, including...
Forbes says we’re still among the best
While Virginia fell to No. 4 (after being either 1 or 2 for almost a decade) in Forbes’ most recent “Best States for Business and Careers” report, Washington, at No....
The issue isn’t jobs, it’s wages
The 2008 recession, technically speaking, ended in summer of 2009. The national unemployment rate is down to 5.8 percent. October was the ninth straight month with 200,000 jobs or more...
It’s the American way!
On the one hand, you’ve got your “English Only” crowd. On the other, you’ve got most everyone else in the developed world, who realize that the ability to converse on...
Our gas prices drop 2nd-most in the nation
Since hitting a high in April of 2014, gas prices in Washington have fallen 44 cents per gallon – a decline that ranks second only to Oregon among U.S. states....