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Banking for Legal Marijuana Receives a Green Light
One of the largest hurdles remaining for a legal, recreational marijuana market now appears to be surmountable, as United State Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that marijuana retailers ought...
Speaker Chopp is open government champion
Speaker of the House Frank Chopp was given the Washington Coalition for Open Government‘s highest award Tuesday evening. The Ballard Thompson Award is given to the state legislator who demonstrated...
Mr. Schwartz goes to Olympia
Do you need a fancy suit or law degree to make a difference in Olympia? Nope and nope. Citizen-activists make a difference here every day. Take Jeff Schwartz — a...
Corrections spending soars, so does uneven imprisonment
Our state and nation just celebrated the life and legacy of an American hero, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In his towering advocacy and nonviolent protest against injustice,...
Washington among top states for safe driving regulations
Our roads and bridges may be dangerously outdated and in need of new funding for repairs, but at least Washingtonians are sensible when it comes to the laws we have...
Are we in a second Gilded Age?
According to a recent study, the top 10% of earners take home over half the total income earned in the United States. The top 1% rake in over 1/5th of...
To preempt or not to preempt
That is the question. Or more accurately, it’s one of the questions swirling around legalization of recreational marijuana use in Washington state, approved when voters statewide passed Initiative 502 in...
Minimum wage increase for adults introduced in House
Rep. Jessyn Farrell and 32 other House Democrats introduced a bill today that will step up the state minimum wage for adults to $12 an hour over three years. “We...
Is there dangerous radon in your home?
Radon is a gas you can’t see or smell. It’s a silent killer, a cause of radiation and illness, including lung cancer. So how can you tell if your family...
Making childcare a safe place
On May 2 of last year, five-month-old Baby Eve died of SIDS in a Seattle Childcare called First Nest. But the story doesn’t start there. Twelve years ago, another infant,...