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Fair season’s in full swing
No doubt a modern-day Alexis de Tocqueville would write home about our love of a good summertime soirée. Any chronicler of everyday life in our 50 states would need search...
State’s economy keeps getting stronger
Retails sales hit $26 billion during the first part of 2013, according to the state Department of Revenue. That represents an 8 percent rise from last year. Here’s what the...
Swift and certain punishment for abusers and drunk drivers
Washington state is a national leader in embracing the crime reform known as “swift and certain,” based on a pilot project in Hawaii where parolees were 50 percent less likely...
Water champion vows renewed focus on healthy ecosystem
Make no mistake: State Rep. John McCoy is no stranger to water wrangles. McCoy is already vice chair of the House Environment Committee and he’s dealt with all of the...
New faces – 64,600 of them
The Evergreen State’s population is on the rise, and so is the rate at which it’s growing. New figures from the Office of Financial Management put the April 2013 population...
Marijuana banking legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Denny Heck
Washington took a big step towards ending the costly war on drugs in 2012 by legalizing the growth, retail, and use of recreational marijuana. Since then, the Liquor Control Board...
Health care reform in less than seven minutes
We’ve already enjoyed big improvements to our health care system courtesy of the federal Affordable Care Act: The ACA removed caps on lifetime benefits – protecting Washington families from losing...
Rep. Sawyer picked to help kids with disabilities
With a boost from House Speaker Frank Chopp, state Rep. David Sawyer of Tacoma is in line to help provide intervention and services to better the lives of infants and...
Unemployment rate remains at 6.8%, the lowest since late 2008
The Employment Security Department released its June report yesterday and the news is that we’re doing well. Paul Turek, a labor economist for the ESD put it this way: “It’s...
”We’re NOT No. 1! We’re NOT No.1!”
Hey, fitness and health-care fans: The USA has fallen out of first place in the latest Earthwide obesity standings. (Yes, the anti-bragging rights for this non-honor were saddled on Uncle...