May 20, 2013
     

Prayer in the Public Square

You may have heard that there's been something of a ruckus recently about local governments allowing prayers before their meetings. For some communities it has long been a tradition for a citizen or clergy member to offer an invocation before a meeting of elected officials, while others are just...Read more here

May 17, 2013
     

Teacher's Union in Trouble With... Itself

Trouble in union paradise? Apparently. In a somewhat ironic turn of events, the staff organization of the Washington Education Association, WEASO, is claiming that the state teacher’s union is violating its collective bargaining agreement with its administrative employees.

May 16, 2013
     

Right-to-work comes to Washington?

Last week, Sen. Michael Baumgartner from Spokane introduced SB5935. The bill has the potential to make Washington the 25th right-to-work state, meaning that union membership could no longer be a condition of employment in either private or public workplaces. There are two primary reasons for such a...Read more here

May 16, 2013
     

Has the IRS been watching the Freedom Foundation?

In light of the IRS's obsession with conservative groups, we had to know: Has the IRS been watching the Freedom Foundation?

May 15, 2013
     

Run for School Board; Change the Future

By 4:00 on Friday the 17th consider filing for school board. Local school boards decide who will be hired, how they will be deployed and removed, what priorities will be funded, what curriculum is used, how students advance, how the schedule is organized, what facilities are needed, what options...Read more here

May 15, 2013
     

Time to file for elected office

Filing week has arrived, so if you, or anyone you know, is interested in running for public office, get on over to the auditor’s office and file your candidacy.

May 13, 2013
     

UW Students Asked to Pay for Faculty Raises

The Seattle Times reported last Thursday that a student committee at the University of Washington has proposed a three-percent tuition increase to fund faculty raises. They intend for their recommendation to melt the wage freeze that has been in effect for the past four years.

May 11, 2013
     

Hacked? Ballot integrity put at risk by data breach

When it comes to elections, the move to voting by mail and increased reliance on information technology has only made the system more opaque and led to increasing questions about election integrity.

May 09, 2013
     

New Law Restricts Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying

As reported by the Spokesman Review, Jay Inslee signed into law Wednesday a bill to make government officials personally liable for fines.

May 09, 2013
     

The Domino Effect: Why College is Hurting Millennials

Everyone knows the cost of college is increasing rapidly and astronomically. The question most people can't answer is why that's happening. For many, the villian is often the colleges and universities themselves because they are the most obvious manipulators of the sticker price for higher...Read more here


 

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