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Funding education with closed tax loopholes (Part 2 of 4)
The House supplemental budget proposal includes a package of education investments that will bring the state closer to meeting its McCleary education goals, drawing funds from the closure of four...
Washington back in Top 10 “Happy States”
Are you happy now? A digital publication called The Fiscal Times is among media and other sources calling Washington one of the happiest of the 50 states. We come in...
Tax preferences, part 1 – extracted fuel
House Democrats are working on short- and long-term solutions to fulfill our constitutional obligation to fully fund education. To meet this obligation, we’ll need to invest an additional $2 billion...
Homeless and trying to learn
Homeless students have countless barriers to success: How will I do my homework in a tent? How can I clean my clothes when I live in a car? Are we...
Need health care? Time is running out!
The deadline for enrollment in health care plans offered through our state’s online marketplace – Washington Healthplanfinder – is rapidly approaching. March 31st is the last day to sign up...
More homeless students in our state than ever before
One would hope that the number of homeless students in our state would have shrunk, at least a bit, since the last time we posted the findings, but that’s sadly...
States, lists and maps — what’s not to like?
Lots of people love lists, and lots love maps. If you love both, you’ve come to the right place. With a salute to the Washington Post (now owned by this...
The legislative show must go on, even after a 6.8 earthquake
Thirteen years ago last Friday, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the South Puget Sound Region. The 40-second earthquake caused about $1 – $4 billion in property damage. The cleanup effort...
It’s Saturday — do you know where your state rep is?
Well, if your state representative is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, he/she is in House Hearing Room A taking public input on a long list of fiscal bills. ...
Study: Private liquor sales have hit youth hard
Other shoes are dropping on the 2011 initiative that got Washington state government out of the liquor business. Just under 59 percent of Washington voters approved Initiative 1183 just over...