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Restoring opportunity for all Washington’s children
Imagine you are 16 years old… It’s summertime, it’s late, and you are hanging out with your friends at a park. One of them breaks out a bottle of vodka...
Prioritizing mental health, preventing tragedies
On July 5, 2013, Doug and Nancy Reuter received the most heartbreaking news of their lives: their 28-year-old son, Joel, was dead. Joel had struggled with bi-polar disorder since 2004...
Blue state? Maybe — but we’re making lots of red wine!
2013 was a year of firsts for the Washington state wine industry: It was the first year that wine-grape production from the state’s vineyards exceeded 200,000 tons. The total of...
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...