Congestion Ahead
Congestion Ahead: Senate Republicans under Rodney Tom refuse to pass transportation budget. Leave early, hold your breath
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Fact checking the Washington Policy Center's claims about education funding
The right wing Washington Policy Center has the following to say about the state education budget: “Washington’s school children had little to celebrate as lawmakers added $1.5 billion in new spending to an inefficient,...
Beat back the bank attack!
S.A.F.E. (Standing Against Foreclosure and Eviction) in Seattle successfully stopped a impending eviction by mobilizing the community to support one-another and stand-up to intimidation by corrupt banks. Visit www.SAFEinSeattle.org Amplify your Activism by visiting...
Wells Fargo, you can't hide. Everyone can see your greedy side!
Five members of SAFE (Standing Against Foreclosure & Eviction) were arrested Tuesday at a downtown Seattle branch of Wells Fargo as they protested the imminent eviction of Jeremy Griffin from his South Park home....
Boeing wants tax breaks, as well as educated workers and transportation infrastructure
Jerry Cornfield, political reporter for the Everett Daily Herald, reports that Boeing wants the legislature to invest in training workers and educating greater numbers of engineers; improve the state’s transportation network including in and...
King County Bus Riders, Brace Yourselves
By Jennifer Langston What will losing 17 percent of transit service feel like? Oran Viriyincy, flickr In blocking a vote on a transportation package before the Washington State Legislature adjourned this weekend, Senate Republicans...
Life Skills 102
Schools sometimes offer “home economics” courses. And there’s the book Life Skills 101: A Practical Guide to Leaving Home and Living on Your Own, which concentrates mostly on financial matters. I suggest a course,...
What it’s like for kids to grow up in Washington state: The good, the bad and the ugly
A new report rates the well-being of Washington’s kids as just above average. Here’s why. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count Data Book rates all 50 U.S. states on a multitude of factors,...
Dynamic Taiwanese Animation about Wendy Davis' filibuster
As Madeleine Davies says, “Not only have animators depicted Senator Davis as Superwoman, but they’ve also inexplicably added hydraulic low-riders, electrocutions, ghosts and a t-rex to the already exciting proceedings. Is Ann Richards smiling...
Who are the real moochers?
Meeting Minutes from InspireSeattle Social on June 8, 2013 Our speaker was John Burbank, Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Institute, or EOI. EOI’s mission is to restore the promise of the middle class...