By CELESTE DRAKE (Sept. 2, 2015) — In August, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) traveled to several Latin American countries, including Guatemala, Argentina and Cuba, to discuss trade. While...
By JOHN BURBANK (Sept. 1, 2015) — Eighteen days ago the State Supreme Court found that the Legislature is in “ongoing violation of its constitutional obligation...
By JOHN BURBANK (Aug. 17, 2015) — If you are a Republican wanting to vote in the upcoming general election for Snohomish County offices, don’t bother....
By LYNNE DODSON (Aug. 10, 2015) — Like many of us, I’ve been struggling to process the disruption of the Westlake rally on Saturday, Aug. 8....
By STAN SORSCHER (July 30, 2015) — In 2002, I heard an economist characterizing this figure as containing a valuable economic insight. He wasn’t sure what...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 29, 2015) — It didn’t take long before the Legislature stopped its crowing about how it funded K-12 education and admitted that...
By JACKIE BOSCHOK (July 21, 2015) — Medicare is our most successful health care program. For nearly 50 years it has given seniors the ability to...
By ROBBY STERN and CHUCK HAUNREITER (July 20, 2015) — This summer, people all over the country will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid...
By CHRIS REYKDAL (July 17, 2015) — The biggest winners of the 2015 legislative session(s) are… working families! After the GOP held the State Senate following...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 16, 2015) — Last November, Washington voters passed Initiative 1351, directing the Legislature to allocate funding for smaller K-12 class sizes, with...