MAY DAY ► In today’s Seattle Times — Occupy movement strike a chord in Seattle — Given the kitchen-table concerns of Americans like them, Barbara Strindberg...
MAY DAY ► From AP — World’s workers express anger, gloom on May Day — Taking the baton from Asia, where unions demanded wage increases...
PILING ON ► In today’s Seattle Times — Governor must drive harder bargain with state employees (editorial) — On Wednesday, the state begins negotiating with...
AMERICA’S POSTAL SERVICE ► From AP — Senate votes to slow closing of post offices— The Senate offered a lifeline to the nearly bankrupt U.S....
BOEING ► Today from AP — Boeing’s 1st quarter earnings rise on aircraft sales — Airlines around the world are updating their fleets with new,...
JOBS NOW! ► In today’s News Tribune — Governor’s pen strokes launch $1 billion in public works projects— Gov. Gregoire signed more than $1 billion...
ALEC UPDATE ► In the NY Times — Conservative nonprofit ALEC acts as stealth business lobbyist — Most recent attention has focused on ALEC’s role...
‘MEDISCARE HOOEY’ ► In today’s Columbian — Herrera Beutler Medicare flier’s claims challenged — The flier, which cost the government $37,000 to print and distribute,...
BOEING ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Boeing, SPEEA get jump on talks — Representatives of the Boeing Co. and negotiators for the the Society...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Voters throughout Washington state are willing to pay for quality public services and facilities. ► In today’s (Vancouver) Columbian — Woodland $52.8M school...