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New study links sprawl to lower socioeconomic mobility
In recent years sprawl – the low-density development that boomed in America during the 1990s and 2000s – has been linked to a number of societal problems, from obesity to...
Mental health care or mental jail care?
Mental illness can be a scary thing. And it can strike any family. But mental illnesses, like schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder, are biological conditions like heart disease or cancer. And...
ICYMI: Gas prices are climbing
Just in time for the spring/summer driving season comes news that gas prices are up all across the land. In fact, folks at AAA are reporting that Washington’s recent average...
State improves in elections administration, but falls in rankings
The good news is that the administration of elections in Washington state improved from 2008 to 2012, according to an interactive online report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The not-so-good...
No excuse for ignoring students with no address
The Washington State Constitution emphasizes our “paramount duty” to see that every young person receives a solid basic education. There’s no equivocation in that constitutional mandate, either — no hedging,...
Washington loses a great woman
Former Speaker Pro-tem of the House, Rep. Val Ogden, died on Wednesday. Her birth certificate says she was 90 years of age, but to most people who knew her, Val...
The Civil Rights Act is almost 50
50 years ago this summer, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It made...
Does your health care plan meet federal requirements?
Now that the open enrollment deadline for health care coverage has come and gone, some folks are wondering if their plans will exempt them, or if they’ll have to pay...
Meeting – and exceeding – our health care goals
The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) presented our state with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to expand access to quality and affordable health care. One of the most important provisions of the...
A legislator’s full plate gets fuller
What would you think about a lawmaker who, when he’s not busy making laws in Olympia, has established a full-time, non-legislative career of almost 30 years back in his home...