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Visit Dues & Don’ts: WFSE demands a ‘fair’ contract — but workers and taxpayers can’t see the numbers article pageDues & Don’ts: WFSE demands a ‘fair’ contract — but workers and taxpayers can’t see the numbers
Dues & Don’ts: WFSE demands a ‘fair’ contract — but workers and taxpayers can’t see the numbers

“Bob better have our money,” read a sign at Saturday’s state-worker rally. But the money being negotiated isn’t Gov. Bob Ferguson’s. It comes from taxpayers.

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Visit U.S. Congress misled by false LEAD crime-reduction claims, leading to nearly $100 million in federal funding article pageU.S. Congress misled by false LEAD crime-reduction claims, leading to nearly $100 million in federal funding
U.S. Congress misled by false LEAD crime-reduction claims, leading to nearly $100 million in federal funding

Since 2015, LEAD promoters have used false data to market inflated success rates.

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Visit Washington’s “regressive” tax debate ignores where people and money are moving article pageWashington’s “regressive” tax debate ignores where people and money are moving
Washington’s “regressive” tax debate ignores where people and money are moving

Over the past two decades, Washington’s economy has grown rapidly under a tax system without a broad-based personal income tax.

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Visit Price caps do not cut rents, they cut apartments. article pagePrice caps do not cut rents, they cut apartments.
Price caps do not cut rents, they cut apartments.

When the state tells property owners what they may charge for rent by implementing rent control, fewer units come to market, existing buildings get less maintenance, and the next tenant pays more, or never finds a unit at all.

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Visit The Seattle Times editorial board makes excuses for the budget failures it condemns article pageThe Seattle Times editorial board makes excuses for the budget failures it condemns
The Seattle Times editorial board makes excuses for the budget failures it condemns

Readers agreed with the criticism of Olympia’s spending, then pointed out that the editorial board had endorsed the people responsible.

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Visit Wildfire Risk Demands a More Flexible Approach to Roadless Areas article pageWildfire Risk Demands a More Flexible Approach to Roadless Areas
Wildfire Risk Demands a More Flexible Approach to Roadless Areas

The federal government is considering removing the Roadless Rule which was adopted in the final hours of the Clinton Administration in 2001.

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Visit California court rewinds new AEWR methodology article pageCalifornia court rewinds new AEWR methodology
California court rewinds new AEWR methodology

Under the H-2A visa program, which allows U.S. agricultural employers to hire foreign ag workers for up to 10 months a year on contract, employers must pay an Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) to H-2A visa holders.

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Visit Six charts that explain Washington’s budget problem article pageSix charts that explain Washington’s budget problem
Six charts that explain Washington’s budget problem

Washington’s budget problem is usually described by the majority party and other supporters of tax increases as a shortage of revenue.

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Visit A school bell should not be a bargaining chip article pageA school bell should not be a bargaining chip
A school bell should not be a bargaining chip

Washington's public educators should not be threatening to withhold school from children and families to gain leverage at the bargaining table.

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Visit How Bad Math Fueled a National Justice Reform Movement and Attracted Hundreds of Millions of Dollars article pageHow Bad Math Fueled a National Justice Reform Movement and Attracted Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
How Bad Math Fueled a National Justice Reform Movement and Attracted Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Since 2015, the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) model has been hailed as a transformative miracle in criminal justice reform.

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