UPDATE (March 17, 2017) — HR 1259, the attack on union rights of Veterans Affairs employees, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 240-175 vote...
By STEVE SMITH (March 15, 2017) — Controversial Iowa Rep. Steve King is once again in hot water for espousing racist, white nationalist views, tweeting that...
By JOHN SCEARCY (Feb. 24, 2017) — The state Legislature is right to focus on fully funding our public education system as required under the McCleary...
By JOHN BURBANK (Feb. 23, 2017) — Here’s a headline that should make us happy: “Trump, Battered in Washington, Is Buoyed at Boeing Rally.” That was...
By KAREN STRICKLAND OLYMPIA (Feb. 22, 2017) — Monday, Feb. 20 was a wet and dreary day. Or so it seemed it would be. Instead, roughly...
By MARK M. MCDERMOTT (Feb. 20, 2017) — We live in dangerous times and it is critical to understand the political and psychological warfare mounted against...
By JONATHAN ROSENBLUM (Feb. 14, 2017) — When I first heard the good news on February 3 that U.S. District Court Judge James L. Robart had...
By JOHN BURBANK (Feb. 10, 2017) — Adam Smith’s idea is a powerful one: individuals acting in their own interest to maximize personal profit will create...
By STAN SORSCHER OLYMPIA (Feb. 8, 2017) — We should see “Right-to-Work” legislation for what it really is. It’s about power, not rights. Workers have surprisingly...
By DAVID WESTBERG OLYMPIA (Feb. 7, 2017) — In the latest of the national efforts to demonize public and educational employees, and following on the heels...