Legislature: enshrine equal political access for all
Here in the progressive Northwest, we like to think that voting rights issues are a problem for the southern “red”
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Issues
How Washington state can lead on climate
Smarter carbon controls won’t necessarily happen quickly, but experts say the Northwest is headed in the right direction. The Pacific
Read MoreUnderstanding new ‘in-state’ tuition ceiling on gi bill
Perhaps the first thing veterans using GI Bill education benefits should understand about new “in-state tuition” protection that Congress approved
Read MoreWhat a carbon tax would mean for Washington’s economy
Preliminary calculations show that a Washington carbon emissions tax would slow the state economic growth in the long run. But the
Read MoreSlight bump in premiums for employer health plans: Study
Health insurance premiums for the nearly 150 million people who get family health insurance through employers rose an “extraordinarily modest”
Read MoreEditorial: Effort to preserve military’s presence in Washington vital
Washington lived a charmed life while other states lost thousands of jobs during rounds of military base closings in the
Read MoreProceed carefully in pushing insurance companies to cover sickest patients
The health care overhaul, the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) prevents insurers from rejecting customers with expensive pre-existing medical conditions.
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