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Skin cancer on the rise in Washington
Last week, the Washington state Department of Health released startling statistics on the prevalence of melanoma in our state. Despite our infamous gray skies and rainy days, Washingtonians rank fourth...
Turning lives around: keeping offenders from returning to prison
This KING-5 story is about a mom of four boys, Lisa Savard, who works as a waitress. What’s different about her is she’s one of about 300 state prisoners doing...
Washington’s budget problem in two charts
We can almost hear the arguments now. “Olympia has plenty of money to meet our obligations.” “We have $2.6 billion more in new money from the previous budget cycle, so...
WA: Top scores in personal income growth, innovation, and quality of life
Personal income in Washington topped the list in the first quarter of 2014, ahead of the nation’s 0.8 percent gain, says a report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis...
Time off for sick family members?
It seems like common sense: your daughter gets sick or your spouse is injured, so you take time off work to care for them. Except it’s not so common anymore,...
A balance between work and family
President Barack Obama’s recent Summit on Working Families brought attention to an issue that lawmakers in Washington state have been wrestling with for years: the balance between work and family....
Aging is…..
….different for each person. But something most of us can count on is needing some sort of help when we reach our advanced years. Whether it’s administering medication, transportation to...
Rep. Jinkins participates in White House Summit on Working Families
Earlier this week,President Obama, in conjunction with the Center for American Progress, the Department of Labor, and the White House Council on Women and Girls, met with business, labor and...
Health care choices for our grads
Graduation season is finally winding down. The speeches have been given, cards are opened and cake is all eaten. That means it is time for our college graduates to take the...
Washington among top five ‘most adaptable’ economies
A new study conducted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation names Washington state the fourth most adaptable economy in the nation. That is good news as long as the...