Well, legislators are 30 days into a special session because they haven’t figured out how to fully fund schools while the Washington State Supreme Court still holds them in contempt for not doing their paramount duty.
There’s an old saying that people living in glass houses shouldn’t throw rocks. The moral is that before criticizing others, you should make sure your own house is in order.
The way Washington pays for public schools is illegal. But there’s no simple fix, and school leaders worry that state lawmakers are considering potential remedies that might not be better and, in some cases, could be worse.
Green River College’s mission is to “ensure student success through comprehensive educational programs and support services responsive to our diverse communities.”
Cap-and-trade seemed dead and buried among the year’s fallen legislative ideas – until it wasn’t this week.
It took 207 days of campaigning through two elections in 2012 for Troy Xavier Kelley to secure the job as Washington’s state auditor.
Like millions of others, on Sunday, Mother’s Day, I will remember my own mother.
Green River College has always been and remains to be a valuable part of the communities it serves.
State lawmakers are up for a raise in the next two years.
Green River College is losing its focus on our community. The college recently removed “community” from its name. Faculty and staff learned of this decision over winter break from local television news.
You know the quadrennial quandary in this state about how to make the presidential primary meaningful?
There is a special election in King County on April 28 that will determine whether we are able to replace the dangerously outdated radio network that supports our firefighters locally.
There will be no pomp or ceremony today when Gov. Jay Inslee sits down with the Democrat and Republican leaders of the House and Senate to talk budget.
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has announced new rules that reduce the vapor pressure in oil tanker cars leaving his state’s booming oil patch.
Five months ago voters said they wanted smaller classes in Washington public schools.
No one but Troy Xavier Kelley knows how long he will be the state auditor of Washington.
Since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law five years ago, Washingtonians have sent a powerful message: The Affordable Care Act is working, and the quality healthcare coverage choices offered on Washington Healthplanfinder are what consumers need, want and like.
Folks in the Pacific Northwest may not like what Matt Ridley has to say, but we should consider his points about energy.
Can you believe there is less than a month until Opening Day of the baseball season? It seems like only yesterday we were all hyped up for the Seahawks to “re-Pete” as Super Bowl champs.
Washington has the nation’s highest minimum wage at $9.47 an hour, and now the state Legislature wants to hike it to $12.