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Washington is headed down a healthy path!
A new report out from Gallup and Healthways entitled the “State of American Well-Being” ranks the health and well-being of American cities, states and congressional districts over the last six...
Stronger parking rights for people with disabilities
A bill aimed at stopping abuse of special-parking placards and licenses for people with disabilities has been signed into state law. The bipartisan measure cleared both chambers unanimously after it...
Dreamers can now apply for college aid
The dream of a college education is now a step closer to reality for many students in Washington state. Before this year, students who’d grown up and graduated from state...
Does it still pay to get a college degree?
While the new state budget holds the line against any tuition increase, it is worth looking at the cost of a college degree. Does it pencil out? Do you make...
Did you take your studded tires off yet?
A $124 ticket could be headed your way if you didn’t get those snow tires off your vehicles by yesterday. The Washington State Department of Transportation sent out a reminder...
Little bill will have a big impact
Governor Inslee signed HB 2700 sponsored by Rep. Monica Stonier of Vancouver on Friday, creating breast cancer awareness license plates for Washington drivers. Washington ranks in the top 25 percent...
Protecting domestic-violence victims from guns
Although the Hobby Lobby case – the one about employer health-insurance coverage for contraception – has drawn most of the attention at the U.S. Supreme Court recently, the justices issued...
Opportunity Scholarship Program gets a boost in the budget
In 2010, the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board found that seventeen percent of Washington businesses had difficulty filling vacancies. Eleven thousand employers reported there simply were not enough qualified...
Last chance for health care coverage!
We’ve said it before, but we really mean it this time. Open enrollment in health care plans offered through Washington Healthplanfinder is ending on March 31. If you don’t have...
Oil Transport back in the news
Regretfully, perhaps ironically, an oil spill occurred Sunday in the Houston Ship Channel in Texas. Ironic because it’s nearly 25 years to the day of infamous Exxon Valdez spill in...