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Rep. Steve Tharinger – Health Care Access Champion
Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Sequim) was first elected to the Legislature in 2010. Since that time he has left a mark regarding health care access that is quite… well… remarkable. In...
Crowdfunding: Legislature got there first
A legal action filed last week by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson was described in one newspaper account as “taking consumer protection to the next frontier: crowdfunding.” If so, it’s...
Honor a nurse this week!
Yesterday, May 6, was the first day of National Nurses Week, an annual recognition of the many contributions nurses make to the well-being of people around the world. The week...
More choices for health care in Washington
#461237139 / gettyimages.com Washington state helped lead the nation in health care reform, working on a state marketplace long before other states started preparing for national health care reform....
Washington again named most bike-friendly state
For the seventh year in a row, Washington was named the most bike-friendly state in the nation by the League of American Bicyclists. The assessment was made by looking at...
Farewell to a hero, a fighter, a friend
Billy Frank Jr. was arrested in 1945, at age 14, for fishing on the Nisqually River that he and his people knew and loved as theirs. And then he spent...
Saving money, energy and the environment
An old building at the state capitol – built in 1940 – won national recognition for being green, while a proposed new building could use even less energy. The John...
Beware scam paving, sham resurfacing, flimflam building
Mid-springtime means it’s time for the smack of the bat, the hack of the pollen, and, uh, well, the attack of the door-to-door scam artist. Homeowners and businesses are well-advised...
Call for more diversity on college campuses supported
April 30, 2014 Statement from representatives of the Washington Legislature’s Members of Color Caucus in support of Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard’s call for increased diversity on campus: “Our...
Schools struggle with population boom, need more classrooms
Overcrowding is a growing problem at many local schools, according to a story by the Associated Press: More than a dozen Washington school districts have added at least a school...