Opinion
Comment: Trump fanned inflation’s flames, now they may burn him
His own policies and partisan politics may conspire to keep inflation from going lower and could push it…
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Comment: A government Americans won’t recognize
Cuts to regulations and programs will leave markets unchecked and dismantle services Americans value.
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Comment: Ban on flavored tobacco would only hurt retailers
Consumers will find other ways to buy the products, hurting local businesses and state taxes.
Opinion
Eco-nomics: We’re breathing in what we put into the air
Emissions warm the planet and harm our health. Federal cuts will impair efforts to combat greenhouse gases.
Opinion
Comment: State must maintain, not cut, funding for child care
Providers are leaving their jobs because of low pay, forcing families into difficult situations.
Opinion
Comment: If democracy is to be saved, it’s up to U.S. citizenry
While democracy is under assault, resistance is not futile. But neither is it self-activating.
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Comment: Egg prices are a problem; it’s time for solutions
Vaccination and changes in farming are options. Firing bird flu researchers, then rehiring them, didn’t help.
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Comment: What most can expect from tax cut extension: not much
The bottom 20% in the U.S. owuld see $130 in tax savings, but could lose Medicaid and food…
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Comment: U.S. attorney’s ‘Operation Whirlwind’ about retribution
Letters posted to X suggest that the U.S. attorney is more interested in intimidation than investigation.
Opinion
Comment: Ukraine only a pawn in Trump’s reset with Russia
Trump seems more focused on what he can get out of a deal with Putin than in the…
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Comment: Social Security has dead people; very few get benefits
For numerous reasons, dead people do remain on the rolls, but actual fraud is very rare.
Opinion
Comment: No, Musk hasn’t uncovered fraud at Social Security
There are always individual cases throughout government, but nothing of the scale that DOGE says it’s found.
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Comment: Trump falling for Putin ploy on Ukranian elections
Seeking to wait on elections until after a cease-fire is set doesn’t make Zelensky a dictator.
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Comment: Provide transparency, fairness to drug pricing process
Reforms underway at the state and federal level can help keep medications affordable and accessible.
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Comment: Cities needs modest tax hike to meet growing needs
State legislation would allow cities to increase property tax levies by 3% each year, rather than 1%.
Opinion
Comment: Producers must step up to reduce flood of plastic
Bills in Olympia would incentivize reusable, recycleable packaging and reduce the use of plastic.
Opinion
Comment: Infant deaths have risen with states’ abortion bans
As access becomes more limited, especially to medication abortions, expect the numbers to get even worse.
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Comment: Vance shouldn’t even hint at ignoring a court order
We are not in a constitutional crisis, but ignoring the judiciary would place us firmly in the middle…
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Comment: Trump cost himself good conservative lawyers at DoJ
Rather than a simple pardon for Adams, Trump insisted on forcing attorneys into an ethical dead end.
Opinion
Comment: Pending cuts to medical research would harm all in state
As UW medical scientists, we urge Washingtonians to defend the NIH’s life-saving research funding.