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Sobriety checkpoints – the answer to impaired driving?
This year, in response to several high profile tragedies, the legislature passed SB 5912 – toughening penalties against drunk drivers. Among other things, the bill directed the Washington State Traffic...
How do the states looking to land the 777X truly stack up?
When 15 different states are competing to build the 777X, it’s tough to memorize all their names, much less how each state compares to the others. Everett Herald reporter Dan...
Protecting the rights of Washington’s veterans and servicemembers
At a press conference this morning, joined by a group of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, Attorney General Bob Ferguson rolled out his 2014 legislative agenda — one...
Marriage equality one year later
On December 6th 2012, hundreds of Washington couples and their families gathered in courthouses, places of worship and family homes alike to commit their lives to each other. That day...
Taxes for transportation: Getting the green light in red and blue states
House and Senate negotiators working on a new package for transportation may take some solace from the knowledge that they are not alone: State legislatures across the country are increasing...
‘Tis the season (to be jolly well-aware of burn bans)
Brrrr. Chilly-weather season has landed in communities and neighborhoods all across the Evergreen State. (“Chilly”? It’s already downright frosty for many Washington denizens of the deep freeze!) “Frightful,” indeed, are...
Will Amazon’s Drone Delivery Take Off?
Earlier this week Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced on 60 Minutes that his company is currently in the testing phase of a new service called Amazon PrimeAir that would allow...
Washington’s future prosperity might depend on abandoning a “cultural stereotype”
“First, as early as second grade, the children demonstrated the American cultural stereotype that math is for boys . . . . Second, elementary school boys identified with math more...
The truth about rules and standards: job killers or job makers?
Washington legislators often hear from constituents that rules, standards and regulations are economy-crushing job killers.But are they? Two new studies, according to experts cited in this Salon story, say the...
Canola rising: Acres planted, product value soar
News item: Canola cracks top 40. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that canola moved up one spot — from 40 in 2011 to 39 in 2012 — on...