October 28, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It’s been said that war makes for strange bedfellows. Read story
October 28, 2023, 6:01am Columns
After a tense political debate about drug use and the role of cops in enforcement — two years of drama and delay that also saw more than 1,000 overdose deaths — Seattle has landed in a recognizable spot. Read story
October 27, 2023, 6:01am Columns
President Joe Biden’s voice may be more of a whisper than a roar these days, but last week he was as loud and strong as he’s ever been. Read story
October 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Nothing I could write here about House Republicans and the cannibalism that has paralyzed Congress, amid international crises and the threat of a government shutdown, could be worse than what the Republicans are saying about themselves, and to one another, as they remain divided over who should be the House… Read story
October 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Starting next year, East Side visitors to the state Capitol Campus might feel a bit closer to home as they walk the grounds. Read story
October 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Leadership turmoil in Congress could help the local news industry in its quest for federal support, according to an update provided to publishers gathered recently in Chicago. Read story
October 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The sweeping promises that most Republican presidential candidates are making might convince their audiences that a 2024 GOP victory will produce massive changes in the federal government. But whoever gets elected will quickly encounter reality — just as conservative House Republicans did when former Speaker Kevin McCarthy tossed aside their… Read story
October 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
On the surface, the gridlock caused by the Republican Party’s failure to elect a speaker of the House of Representatives looks like a dysfunction of our old-fashioned Constitution. But the fault doesn’t lie with that document. The House’s dysfunction today is the product of the evolution of the American party… Read story
October 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The Washington State Hospital Association reports that just 12 of 81 hospitals across the state are running positive operating margins. Read story
October 21, 2023, 6:02am Columns
When it comes to politics, Washington may as well be one of those caricature maps. You know, an outline where the Seattle area inhabits two-thirds of the state’s land mass and Vancouver and Spokane are squeezed into their respective corners. Read story
