Environmental Priorities Coalition Workshop: this Saturday UW

In 2012, the Environmental Priorities Coalition will be working with you to protect the things that are most important to Washington’s families – our kids’ health, rebuilding our economy, and maintaining our clean air and clean water. Every year, your voice helps to protect Washington’s environment. I hope to see many of you this Saturday…

More decline at the Seattle P-I

Nearly three years after the P-I ceased print publication and moved online, the quality of news coverage has declined.    Cheap content such as pet and girly photos abound. Now comes news that award-winning political cartoonist David Horsey is leaving the Seattle P-I to work for the LA Times. (source) Veteran columnist and curmudgeon Joel Connelly…

WA State House Ways and Means Chair Ross Hunter's data on state employee compensation

Data on State Employee Compensation Despite conservative claims to the contrary the number of state workers per 1000 residents is decreasing significantly, and state employee wages are not in general higher than private sector workers. “The end result is a 13.5% drop in general government state employees per thousand residents. Total employees, not adjusting for…