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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,...
Suicide prevention is a priority in our state
According to the Washington State Injury and Violence Prevention Guide, suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth ages 15 to 24 in our state. This translates to...
Rep. Jinkins on World Diabetes Day
Right here in Washington state, the disease effects 1.3 million people. That figure includes our very own Representative Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma). Rep. Jinkins offered some thoughts on the disease that...
High tuition bad for students — and for state’s economy
It’s not news that tuition at Washington’s public colleges and universities has been rising at a dizzying rate for years. This is the first time since 1986, in fact, that...
New “gateway” to downtown Olympia from Capitol Campus? You can weigh in Thursday
There’s a new look coming to the north edge of the Capitol Campus, and the public will get a chance to learn what’s in the offing – and to make...
Marijuana: Who makes the rules?
A city library in Washington state can’t bar you from bringing your gun inside the building – but can a city prohibit you from opening a retail marijuana store 1,001...
New tech will combat texting while driving
Washington state has always worked to make our roadways more safe. We were early adopters of seat belt laws, drunk driving laws, and more recently, graduated drivers licensing. We were...
Take it from Donna: Don’t let insurance companies trick you into paying more
Talking Points Memo, an online news site, reports on a troubling new occurrence in their piece “Special Investigation: How Insurers Are Hiding Obamacare Benefits from Customers”. Don’t have time to...
A healthy office means healthy workers
When people are healthier, everybody wins. Their quality of life improves, they’re more productive at work, happier at home, and health costs and sick leave costs go down. Gov. Jay...