Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
It was a good day for the 99 percent, if not bankers. But Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee took time to pick at each other. Budget cuts will hurt women in Washington state. And wind farms to be paid to turn off the juice.
Could gay marriage solve Washington's budget problems, where are all these extremists hiding, and why is the North Pole so concerned about abortion (actually)?
The improbable edition: Ed Murray won on gay marriage, but does he have any idea what he will be up against on a capital gains tax? Oregon lawmakers try to make it a crime to gather a flash mob. And a Republican has an idea on how to extend light rail to Federal Way.
To deal with the draconian cuts by legislators, the University of Washington is admitting more high-tuition students from China. And those same legislators are so scared of raising business taxes that they can't even eliminate tax breaks that no one uses.
A national group mobilizes to help get a referendum against gay marriage on the ballot. Another group talks up a Starbucks boycott on the issue. And legislators want to cut further into the Public Records Act. Members of Congress tussle over light rail on bridge across Columbia to Portland.
