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Our unstoppable Ag industry
Washington’s apple industry was valued at $1.54 billion in 2010. That’s pretty impressive, but even more so is its almost 50 percent growth in just two years, to a whopping...
Early learning: Our state is failing many of its youngest citizens
Washington’s preschool enrollment is wedged at one of the most-in-need-of-improvement levels in the country, according to an Annie E. Casey Foundation national report. This disheartening information defies a near-universal principle:...
House bills for special session are public
Two of the bills in the special session package agreed to by Governor Inslee, the Boeing Company, and the Machinists Union in order to assure the 777X will be built...
Governor Inslee calls a special session; stay tuned for details
Legislators will begin heading back to Olympia tomorrow to consider proposals that the Boeing Company says will assure the 777X is built in Washington state. There are a lot of...
One month of Obamacare: 140,000 have signed-up for health care
It’s been just over a month since our state’s health insurance marketplace, Washington Healthplanfinder, officially got up-and-running. While hiccups at the national level have grabbed the majority of headlines, Healthplanfinder...
One million people in Washington saw their food stamps cut last Friday
One out of seven people in Washington state receives some form of food assistance, mostly funded by the federal government. Today, those food stamps are being cut by 5.5 percent....
Washington state a leader in jobs – while America is still No. 1 in the world
“All politics is local,” said former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O’Neil, and we’re certainly proud that our fine state of Washington keeps getting ranked as a great place...
Toll tales
The Legislature will be taking a close look at transportation issues in the next few months, and questions about tolls on highways and bridges are sure to be key parts...
Does ‘executive privilege’ ruling challenge public’s right to know?
At least one lawmaker is taking great exception to the Washington State Supreme Court’s recent “executive privilege” decision. In fact, state Rep. Gerry Pollet is researching the idea of a...