Legislature Must Cut Highway Expansion and Protect Transit, Safety, Maintenance Funds
The $16.9 billion Move Ahead Washington transportation package faces a large funding gap after State House passed a version of the bill Tuesday that...
Federal Regulations on the Digital Marketplace Spur Concerns for Local Businesses
It is evident that the disruption of COVID-19 has not affected all businesses equally. Restaurants closed, events cancelled, travels postponed, and many small, BIPOC-owned...
Proposed Digital Equity Bill Needs Support to Increase Broadband Access
For a long time, Washington’s digital divide worried many groups of people who saw its harmful and inequitable effects: librarians, teachers, tribal governments, and...
Invest in Mental Health First Responders, Not New Police Hires
While the editorial staff at the Seattle Times wring their hands about yet another Seattle Police Department (SPD) Crime Report, I ask: will the...
Expand Amtrak Cascades Passenger Rail Statewide
“It's not planning for today. This is a vision that's planning for where the region is going to be in twenty years. If we...
Don’t Widen Highways, Invest $2 Billion in Affordable Housing Instead
State Democrats propose diverting $2 billion from the general fund to fund their highway package, but this money would be better spent on affordable...
Legislators Should Build on a Powerful Tool That Improves Cities and Conserves Natural Landscapes
Walking among the gleaming towers in Seattle’s South Lake Union, there is a buzz in the air. The aroma of tantalizing restaurants, the din of...
Let’s Re-imagine Regional Passenger Rail in the Transportation Package
A few weeks ago, I decided I had to go to Portland to see an art show before it closed. The original plan included...