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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...
Dipping a state-government toe in tourism-promotion waters
No, the state is not going to revive its official tourism office, which was cut off from state funding and shut down in 2011 as a result of the Great...
Just now: Capital budget committee unanimously passes school construction plan
“Kids need classrooms.” That’s how Rep. Hans Dunshee (D-Snohomish) explains House Bill 2797, supported by Republicans and Democrats, which just passed out of the Capital Budget Committee a few minutes...
Washington cracks the top ten list of states with the highest well-being
While it doesn’t come as a surprise to those of us who reside in The Evergreen State, Washington is now considered one of the top ten states in the country...