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How can we help foster kids succeed?
Washington turns adversity into leadership – again. Kids aging out of foster care may have experienced years of abuse and trauma in troubled homes. They are more likely to have...
Washington ranks near the top in GDP growth
Economic productivity in Washington state grew strongly in 2012 relative to the rest of the nation, with the percentage increase in the state’s GDP ranking fourth. The state’s GDP, or...
The good and bad news on health care costs
The bad news: medical costs are rising. The good news: Washington state is leading the way to keep costs down. Back in 2005, the Legislature created the Health Technology Assessment....
Should college graduates ‘Pay It Forward’?
Nowadays many college students are juggling two or three jobs to pay for school, on top of student loans. The Great Recession has led to deep cuts in higher ed,...
Tackling the common crime of car prowls
There’s the one-time criminal – an average guy gets drunk and picks a fight in a tavern, for example – and then there are career criminals, who commit offense after...
Calling all policy wonks and legislative junkies!
It’s here! Yes, the 2013 Final Sine Die Report from the non-partisan House Office of Program Research is hot off the presses — or the Internet, if you prefer. Every...
New law culls gouging tow-truck drivers
“There ought to be a law!” A popular refrain you might recall hearing a time or two. Perhaps you’ve even uttered it yourself? Consider the following true-life, fairly recent vignette....
Come get your fresh, ripe strawberries and squash!
We Washingtonians are incredibly lucky. Summertime here yields blue skies, warm temperatures and more fresh produce than we can possibly eat! One of the most popular ways to find the...
Ro/Ro is a Go Go!
Thanks to the efforts of Reps. Hans Dunshee, Mike Sells, and John McCoy, the Port of Everett will receive a $1.5 million grant from the state to complete its roll-on/roll-off...
Skagit River Bridge will be renamed after Trooper Sean O’Connell
The Washington State Transportation Commission voted to rename the new Skagit River Bridge after Washington State Patrol Trooper Sean O’Connell. O’Connell was killed in the line of duty on May...