On Friday, Gov. Inslee approved 139 census tracts for “Opportunity Zone” status, enabling them to offer special federal tax...
4/20/2018
Friday, April 20, 2018 LOCAL ► From Crosscut — Is a strike looming at the University of Washington? — Just under two...
4/20/2018
Each year on Workers Memorial Day, April 28, working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on...
4/20/2018
The following is from UAW 4121, the union of Academic Student Employees at the University of Washington: SEATTLE (April 20,...
4/20/2018
Rally April 24 in Seattle’s Westlake Park to support call center workers By MICHAEL SCHENDEL and CARISSA HAHN VANCOUVER,...
4/20/2018
Part of our job at the Wire is to curate some of the most interesting thought leadership we can find for Washington State...
4/20/2018
A group of 170 lawmakers signed a resolution on Wednesday calling for the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency...
4/18/2018
In this podcast, we chat with Senator Palumbo about the work done during the 2018 session to try to pass a carbon tax, and...
4/18/2018
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 LOCAL ► From KUOW — Taxi drivers protest ultimatum at Sea-Tac Airport — Eastside for Hire,...
4/18/2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 18, 2018) — A bill to deny labor rights to employees of casinos and other enterprises on tribal...
4/18/2018
The following is from Teamsters Local 117: SEATAC (April 18, 2018) — More than 200 taxi and flat-rate drivers raised signs...
4/18/2018
Amazon announced it took ownership of its 33rd cargo aircraft Friday as it continues to build a transport fleet independent...
4/16/2018
Monday, April 16, 2018 OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE ► In the NY Times — The president is not above the law (editorial) — News...
4/16/2018
All state Republicans vote for amendment that would have decimated program WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 16, 2018) — When he...
4/16/2018
The following is from LGBTQ Allyship: SEATTLE — On Thursday, April 19, LGBTQ Allyship is kicking-off their Talk Gender to...
4/16/2018
John Otter has been appointed as chairman of the Washington Policy Center (WPC) one of Washington State’s most prominent...
4/16/2018
About one out of every 25 K-12 students in Washington state – nearly one in every classroom – is homeless, living in hotels...
4/12/2018