By Marc Stiles – Senior Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal May 11, 2023 Listen to this article 3 min As racist and other discriminatory actions continue to plague construction sites across the U.S., including the Puget Sound region, the industry has ratcheted up efforts to combat it often in extraordinary ways. When an incident happens on a Turner
... continue reading.External Articles
Articles from around the area, including re-prints from various newspapers (provided under Fair-Use provision.) These are information only, which means that many, Many, MANY of these do not represent my point of view. (Seriously, they don’t.) I just want you to know what’s out there being discussed by electeds that concern Des Moines.
Legislative report card: A mix of achievements, progress and failures
By The Seattle Times editorial board The Washington Legislature ended its 105-day session on April 23 with long-fought achievements, some misses and some incomplete work. Gov. Jay Inslee says he wants lawmakers to come back in special session to try again to reach an agreement on the state’s expiring drug possessions law. Here are The
... continue reading.Post McCleary, WA school funding doesn’t add up
By David S. Knight and Kendall Fujioka Special to The Times Washington’s K-12 school finance system remains broken just six years after an overhaul effort. And state education leaders have demonstrated a lack of urgency to address the fundamental problems. The system is not progressive with respect to student race, ethnicity or economic status. While
... continue reading.How to go birding by boat in Western Washington
1 of 7 | A passenger photographing pigeon guillemots off Cypress Island. (Bryony Angell) By Bryony Angell Special to The Seattle Times Typical of outdoor enthusiasts ready for a mid-June weekend in Western Washington, my friend Roniq Bartanen and I were dressed in seasonably appropriate rain gear and woolens. Binoculars and camera in hand, we joined
... continue reading.Misguided Legislature keeps chipping away at Public Records Act
By Dick Clever Special to The Times “The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know.
... continue reading.Dear people of WA: The case for another voter-enacted open government law
March 10, 2023 at 2:03 pm Updated March 10, 2023 at 3:03 pm By Kate Riley Times editorial page editor Just over 50 years ago, Washington voters approved Initiative 276, which demonstrated the citizenry’s righteous desire to keep tabs on their elected officials. With that vote, the state Public Records Act established the right of the
... continue reading.The next McCleary? Tiny district with decaying school buildings sues WA state
March 12, 2023 at 6:00 am Updated March 14, 2023 at 12:01 am 1 of 22 | Jeff Rooklidge, a science teacher at Wahkiakum High School, talks about the equipment students have to use when they work on experiments. The faucets are not necessary because the sinks no longer work. Rooklidge has made… (Ellen M.
... continue reading.The battle is on to increase housing supply; we’ll see if it works
Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood with the Magnolia neighborhood in the distance as seen from the Space Needle. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times, 2021) By Jon Talton Columnist This may be the year of aggressive efforts to increase the housing supply in Washington and Seattle. A total of 13 bills are moving through the Legislature
... continue reading.Fife officials see planned multifamily project as catalyst for growth
South Sound Enlarge The city of Fife is embracing more multifamily development as it looks to accommodate growth. SHAWNA DE LA ROSA | PSBJ IN THIS ARTICLE Banking & Financial ServicesIndustry Derek MathesonPerson Chris LarsonPerson By Shawna De La Rosa – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Feb 8, 2023 Listen to this article 3 min A 126-unit mixed-use
... continue reading.All-Cash Home Sales Rise In Seattle
Residential Real Estate Percentage of all-cash home sales grows Enlarge All-cash home purchases increases in Seattle metro ANTHONY BOLANTE | PSBJ IN THIS ARTICLE Banking & Financial ServicesIndustry MortgagesTopic Housing MarketTopic RedfinCompany Sheharyar BokhariPerson By Neetish Basnet – Data reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Feb 24, 2023 Listen to this article 2 min Amid skyrocketing interest
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