Just before Gov. Jay Inslee flew to Paris for the global climate summit, he met with Washington business leaders who sought assurances that his proposed carbon cap rule won't wipe out good-paying manufacturing jobs and send even more industrial producti

The news is full of organized protests demanding a $15 minimum wage. Several cities across the nation have passed or are considering big hikes in their minimum wage. SeaTac was the first in our state to pass the $15 minimum wage, followed by Seattle and

More than 40 years ago, Washington's Sen. Henry M. 'Scoop” Jackson authored the National Environmental Policy Act, which led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). When President Richard Nixon signed the landmark legislatio

The state Supreme Court derailed Washington's nascent charter school movement last week when it ruled that charter school Initiative 1240 is unconstitutional. Approved by voters in 2012, I-1240 allowed up to 40 charter schools at a rate of eight per ye

The Longshoremen's work slowdown that snarled West Coast ports for nine months is over, leaving behind bitter memories and billions in economic damages. But the global trends that foreshadowed that port disruption remain. Big container ships are coming

In 2001, Boeing Co. announced it would move its corporate headquarters from Seattle to Chicago. Today, you wonder if Boeing is having buyer's remorse. Illinois has become one of the nation's most unfriendly states for business. According to the Ill

Since 1957, our Canadian friends and neighbors have celebrated Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October. Perhaps, this year we should have joined them. Given the good news of our state's bountiful apple and cherry harvests this year, we could have

Reducing mankind's carbon footprint has become the defining issue of our time and rightly so. Virtually every level of government has policies to reduce greenhouse gases by regulating everything from industrial CO2 emissions to cow flatulence. But as

Steal $200,000 from a bank, and you'll go to prison. Steal $200,000 from the taxpayers, and you'll probably get a slap on the wrist. A Chicago man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for stealing $250,000 from a bank. In San Diego, a bur

Even in our tough economy, most Americans enjoy a myriad of conveniences we take for granted. We awake to a warm house, turn night into day with the flip of a light switch, jump into a hot shower, get dressed and grab a cup of fresh brewed coffee before