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Cannabis legalization, the smart way
Washington state’s legal recreational marijuana system has been somewhat slow to get off the ground. But a new study from the Brookings Institute argues that Washington’s careful, thoughtful, and calculated...
Should every police officer wear a body camera?
The Bremerton Police Department is the latest to consider what’s becoming a trend: police officers on patrol wearing small video cameras. The idea is that cameras protect citizens and officers...
Health care reform in Washington: more care, less money
Sometimes, getting more means paying less. The state Insurance Commissioner’s Office reports that part of health care reform – the 80 / 20 rule – means more money in your...
The gender pay gap is real
Equal work should result in equal pay. Men and women who perform the same job functions should see earnings which, if not equivalent, are at least not biased along gender...
The next court mandate? Ecological protections
While the Legislature is rightly focused on meeting the state Supreme Court education funding mandate, there is another issue of judicial importance looming in the background: addressing the lack of...
Washington to receive new STEM grant funding
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),...
Health care discrimination still exists, says insurance commissioner and patient advocates
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...
More jobs for Washington, again
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...
Get your free outdoors fix on August 25
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...
UW, WSU named in Top 50 LGBT-friendly list
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)...