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Could closing oil company tax loophole fuel education funding?
In the wake of the McCleary decision and in the shadow of legislative cutoff, some lawmakers are championing new legislation to meet the demands of our state’s education budget and...
Official oyster and waterfall in the works
Not everything is problem-solving and budget-writing at the Legislature, and while those are huge elements when it comes to defining our state, so is giving official status to elements in...
Meet a new legislator: Lillian Ortiz-Self, 21st Legislative District
Lillian Ortiz-Self was appointed to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Marko Liias, who took the place of retired Sen. Paull Shin. In her current role as counselor at...
Shopping for health care would be easier under proposed law
If you need a knee replaced or heart surgery, where’s the best place to go and how much will it cost? The short answer is simple: nobody knows. National health...
Driving-decrease programs saluted in WashPIRG report
Like many other schools around the country, Washington’s colleges and universities are working to cut student-driving to, from, and around campus. Innovative transportation programs advanced in many Washington higher-education institutions...
Counting the homeless among us
The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness carried out its 34th annual One Night Count of homeless people on January 24. Eight hundred volunteers combed the streets to count the men,...
Education – a springboard to success
The US imprisons over 2.4 million people. According to a Pew study published in 2011, between 1973 and 2009, the nation’s prison population grew by 705%. We now imprison more...
Raising the minimum wage is not just a “progressive” issue
The minimum wage was born in Washington state back in 1937, when the U.S. Supreme Court uphold our state’s right to set a bare minimum on wages.Today, many citizens and...
Crowdfunding: coming soon to a start-up near you?
Crowdfunding, or investment crowdfunding, describes the practice of raising money over the Internet by soliciting small investments from numerous investors. An outgrowth of crowdsourcing, crowdfunding techniques have been popularized by...
Shedding some light on small-business myths
You hear it often: Small business is the backbone of our economy. For every Microsoft or Boeing or Nordstrom, there are dozens of individually owned dry cleaners and pet stores...