Opinion
Is this the year Washington state starts a public bank?
A bill moving through the state Legislature could set up a public bank to address our vast infrastructure needs.
A bill moving through the state Legislature could set up a public bank to address our vast infrastructure needs.
The fight to ban, topple and rename racist artifacts of our past has been an issue in Washington state, too.
Since 2010, at least 42 state judicial campaigns accepted money from police and guilds representing them. That hurts public confidence.
While some of the state’s industries are thriving, others are still in a tailspin.
Gun violence is a public health crisis in communities of color, and the Second Amendment has roots in slavery.