March 21, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Wednesday’s good-news state revenue forecast says Washington has enough money to provide necessary government services critical to the pandemic recovery. The Legislature should accept this evidence the state is on strong fiscal footing without a capital gains tax. Read story
March 21, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Last week marked a national observation known as “Sunshine Week,” an annual event designed to promote open government. And this year, of all years, is a good time to reflect on why open government matters more than ever. Read story
March 20, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that Congress passed last week did a lot more than provide pandemic aid: It also included the biggest expansion of Obamacare in the program’s history. And here’s what was strange about that: Republicans raised hardly any objections. Read story
March 18, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The problem with Seattle’s experiment in defunding the police so far isn’t that there are now fewer police. It’s that they weren’t replaced with anything. Read story
March 17, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The state House of Representatives will soon hold hearings on a proposal to institute a capital gains tax, which means we will revisit the arguments of whether it’s an unconstitutional income tax or a permissible excise tax. Read story
March 16, 2021, 6:01am Columns
President Joe Biden is going to be the biggest deal of a president since FDR, or so seemed his desire in his COVID-19 speech recently, a good thing to do but done poorly. Read story
March 15, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Today, while we welcome all readers, we are especially talking to just 74,222,959 of you. Read story
March 14, 2021, 6:02am Columns
When in doubt, apparently, you drive home the narrative. Read story
March 14, 2021, 6:01am Columns
On Feb. 18, I refilled a prescription with the nearby Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center pharmacy. At my standing request it was mailed; it went out early the next day. Read story
