It is inexcusable that General Motors withheld critical safety information from the public for more than a decade about a deadly ignition-switch problem.
No one could be happier to see state lawmakers wrap up and head home than Gov. Jay Inslee.
What eastern Washington thinks about a state transportation plan.
I’d never hosted a town hall meeting with a moderator, and it was great. Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter Publisher, William Shaw, made sure questions on a wide range of topics were covered and helped keep us on track. People seemed to appreciate having him there, and I think it was a benefit to everyone.
On Feb. 22, my seatmates and I hosted three in-person town hall meetings around the 5th District. The turnout was great and the questions and feedback was invaluable.
Thoughtful citizens in east-and-south King County must vote “no” on yet-another-unfair Metro Transit tax-hike – inequitable both for present-and-potential transit users and also for taxpayers countywide – to remind officials elected here to represent their constituents far more faithfully.
Washington’s many technology employers are hungry for qualified workers, from the folks who install and maintain the systems that keep buildings running in downtown Spokane, to nuclear physicists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, to agricultural workers in Yakima Valley, to software engineers at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond.
After years of failing to fulfill that duty, the state Supreme Court, in its McCleary decision, called the Legislature to account and ordered us to fully fund K-12 education by 2018. Complying with McCleary is a daunting task, but also a great opportunity. We now have the chance to improve our public schools and help our most precious resource, our children.
Anyone who spends any time driving around here won’t be surprised by the following “news” from a recent survey by Pemco Insurance: Northwest drivers admit to cheating on the state’s texting while driving laws.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers are finding themselves once again falling down a rabbit hole in their Sisyphean efforts to cure the real and perceived ailments of the state’s public schools. And now they face a deadline of sorts to figure a way out.
Our county is named for one of the greatest African Americans in the 20th century — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With his legacy in mind, the KCGOP commemorates Black History Month and the pivotal role of black Americans in shedding light on dark hours for freedom and civil rights in our nation’s history.
Last June when the Legislature approved the expansion of Medicaid in Washington as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care advocates across the state celebrated. But there is a missing piece in this equation: an adequate supply of primary care physicians who accept Medicaid patients. This physician shortage is the result of unfair Medicaid compensation.
It has been hard to miss all the attention being given to the legalization of marijuana for adults – even in Super Bowl coverage. Many adults are understandably concerned about the increased availability of pot and its effect on our kids.
The Seattle Humane Society, Seahawks fans, U.S. ice dancing winners, Boeing and the Downtown Issaquah Association get our attention.
Jay Inslee endorsed the death penalty for his entire political career. But once the Democrat became governor and got his finger on the switch, he realized he couldn’t push it.
Voters in the Issaquah did the right thing Tuesday by approving three school issues.
More and more, pharmacies are integrating themselves into the healthcare business, many by providing in-store clinics to customers. Now comes news that CVS pharmacies will stop selling tobacco products by October. It’s a move that more pharmacies – and other retailers – should take to improve the nation’s health.
If anyone wondered about the love and support people around here have for the Seattle Seahawks, they only had to see the crowds lining Fourth Avenue in downtown Seattle for the team’s Super Bowl victory parade. Police estimated the crowd at 700,000.
Lake Washington is ranked consistently as a top performing school district in our state, and includes nationally-ranked schools. Voters in Lake Washington can continue their support of high-performing schools with three “yes” votes on Feb. 11.
Voters in Lake Washington can continue their support of high-performing schools with three “yes” votes on Feb. 11. Passage of the two renewal levies and one bond will invest in much-needed improvements, resources and infrastructure for our schools.