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Toxic cleanup sites around Washington state
Our economy depends upon fuel and chemicals – but sometimes, they spill. Semis crash, trains derail and pipes break. Whenever there’s a toxic mess, we have to clean it up....
The Washington Healthcare Exchange is here…and so is help!
Today is the day! The Washington Healthcare Exchange is opening this morning, allowing consumers who do not have healthcare to purchase it on the open market. Affordable access to healthcare...
More students, and more students of color, take SAT exam
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) reports that high-school 12th-graders here in our very own Evergreen State, especially students of color, did us all proud in the most-recent...
Are you a woman in Washington? This is a great place for you….
Our little northwest corner of the nation is a pretty progressive place. We cultivate an environment of individuality, creativity, and personal freedom. Other states look to us for leadership on...
Fares going up on Washington ferries starting October 1st.
If you’re one of Washington’s 22 million annual ferry riders, or even just looking at a quick trip from Bremerton to Seattle, take note – Ferry fares are going up...
Federal grant designed to help teen parents stay in school
Biology being what it is, some number of teens are going to be sexually active. Always have, always will. And despite the best efforts of parents, schools, and government programs,...
A progressive state with a regressive tax system
Our state is great and we’re not the only ones saying that; it’s a fact you can read about in these past HDC Advance posts: •Top-rated state economy: North Dakota?...
WA Healthplanfinder: Accept no imitations
With October 1st right around the corner, more and more Washingtonians are visiting www.wahealthplanfinder.org to learn about the health insurance exchange. That’s great news, but it also means that a...
Top-rated state economy: North Dakota? Texas? New York? Nope…
…it’s our very own Washington state. That’s according to Governing magazine, in an article that looks at the effect of a state’s economic well-being on the popularity of its governor....