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Voter participation fell this year
Despite the critical and popular success of the Netflix series “House of Cards,” interest in politics is not exactly booming – at least, not as measured by voter participation in...
See what WSDOT has in store for your area
The 2014-2017 Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which includes more than 1,000 projects across the state, is now available. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) worked closely with...
Food stamp cuts: who is suffering?
Here in Washington state, we know the answer: exactly 456,000 children and 234,000 elderly or disabled people. A new interactive map released by the Pew Charitable Trusts shows how recent...
The moment we heard the news
It’s the question that defined a generation: “Where were you when you found out that President Kennedy had been shot?” As we remember that tragic afternoon in Dallas fifty...
Meet a new legislator: Tana Senn, 41st District
Rep. Tana Senn is the newest member of Team House Democratic Caucus, having received unanimous King County Council appointment to the Legislature just this past September. Tana (pronounced “TAW-na”) was...
Child care costlier here than in most other states
Upward of 11 million kids under 5 years old across the nation are enrolled in some type of professional child-care setting. It’s not much of an exaggeration to suggest that...
Rental-car companies dodging traffic tickets
How often do you think a private citizen gets away with simply ignoring a traffic ticket? If you answered, “Pretty darn seldom” — Bingo! You’re right. Vehicle-registration and license-tab renewal,...
Washington STEM investments hitting the field
What does it mean when an elected official says they want to invest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education? A recent partnership between Washington state and Microsoft is...
Why is the middle class shrinking, and how can we fix it?
Americans believe it doesn’t matter where you start out in life—rich or poor, city mouse or country mouse—hard work and determination can push you up the ladder to the middle...
How can we best help Washington’s Foster Children?
Most of us have heard the troubling statistics on outcomes for foster children. When compared with their peers they are more likely to end up homeless, in jail or pregnant,...