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McCleary NOT about education reform
Senate leaders held a media availability this week to outline what’s on their table for discussion during the special session. According to a tweet from Melissa Santos with the News...
Washington House full of ‘Citizen Legislators’
What are your legislators up to when they’re not meeting with constituents, wading through committee meetings, or plunging into rigorous floor debate on issues of the day? You’ll find these...
How safe are we?
This week, State Auditor Troy Kelley released a performance audit showing that our state’s background check system is severely lacking. The audit found we could do a better job protecting...
How much do your local hospitals charge?
For years, there was no way for an average person to really shop around when it came to hospitals. The system truly was like this video: Now the actual prices...
An immovable object meets an unstoppable force
What happens when an immovable object runs into unstoppable force in politics? We’ll find out over the coming weeks as the budget negotiations in Olympia come to a conclusion. At...
How the money flows
Of the 39 counties in Washington, 30 receive more in benefits from the state budget than they send to Olympia as revenue. Obviously, that means that the other nine counties...
The Internet Sales Tax and Washington State: A Primer
On Tuesday the United States Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would expand the internet sales tax to cover the majority of online sales. It’s an important policy with...
Washington a national leader in workplace safety
We know we live in an outstanding state. It seems that not a week goes by without a new study, survey, ranking or analysis that says Washington is number one...
We’re nearing wildfire season. Are you prepared?
Images of a raging blaze that scorched 28,000 acres in Southern California over the weekend serve as a reminder that as temperatures rise in the Pacific Northwest, so does the...
Legislature puts “Legitimate Rape” to bed for good
You may remember last year when Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin, in response to a question on a woman’s right to choose, said, “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female...