Opinion
State must navigate unchartered school waters | The Petri Dish
Try as it might, Washington just can’t get this charter school thing down right.
Opinion
The plight of struggling public schools | The Petri Dish
Public schools are not just underfunded by the state as Washington's Supreme Court has made abundantly clear.
Opinion
The Donald factor might help both sides | The Petri Dish
Whether The Donald gets a chance to make good on his campaign's Make America Great Again motto won't…
Opinion
Voters must decide if it’s a Sound investment | The Petri Dish
Sound Transit got all it asked for and more than it wanted from state lawmakers this year.
Opinion
A blue governor with a green crusade | The Petri Dish
These days Jay Inslee might be America's most frustrated governor. And we may soon find out how much…
News
The forever session: In which Republicans are winning | The Petri Dish
The session that would never end is still not over.
Opinion
Crunch time as sides try to budge on budget | The Petri Dish
If silence is golden, a lot of wealth is stockpiled in the state Capitol, where lawmakers and the…
Opinion
Budget battle is on as possible shutdown looms | The Petri Dish
There's nothing quite like the threat of a government shutdown July 1 to infuse urgency into negotiations on…
Opinion
Paying for schools: a major challenge | The Petri Dish
The way Washington pays for public schools is illegal. But there's no simple fix, and school leaders worry…
Opinion
Putting a lid on cap-and-trade? | The Petri Dish
Cap-and-trade seemed dead and buried among the year's fallen legislative ideas – until it wasn't this week.
Opinion
Quickly liquidating a legacy | The Petri Dish
It took 207 days of campaigning through two elections in 2012 for Troy Xavier Kelley to secure the…
Opinion
Legislators up for a substantial pay raise | The Petri Dish
State lawmakers are up for a raise in the next two years.
Opinion
Presidential primary on the way out, for now | The Petri Dish
You know the quadrennial quandary in this state about how to make the presidential primary meaningful?
Opinion
Big money, big talk as state budget battle begins | The Petri Dish
There will be no pomp or ceremony today when Gov. Jay Inslee sits down with the Democrat and…
Opinion
Smaller class sizes becoming a big, costly issue | The Petri Dish
Five months ago voters said they wanted smaller classes in Washington public schools.
Opinion
State auditor doesn’t have much choice: Tough it out or quit | The Petri Dish
No one but Troy Xavier Kelley knows how long he will be the state auditor of Washington.
Opinion
Inslee takes a neutral stance on Boeing tax breaks | The Petri Dish
Sixteen months ago, Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law the largest tax break any state has ever given…
Opinion
A five-point analysis at Legislature’s midpoint | The Petri Dish
March 5 was hump day in the 2015 legislative session, day 53 of 105, after which lawmakers adjourn.…