Opinion
Comment: Sound Transit $35B cost overrun calls for state audit
The cost for ST3 exceeds current and future taxpayers’ ability to fund the three-county system.
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Comment: Cash grants do help children and families in poverty
A recent study, misinterpreted by many, does not argue against providing aid for low-income families.
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Comment: GOP seems intent on losing on health care concerns
Their rollback of Medicaid and attacks on vaccines are likely to cost them control of the House.
Opinion
Comment: Are Democrats using the wrong words or the wrong ideas?
A liberal group’s memo to party officials on how to phrase their messages seems to miss the point.
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Comment: Florida’s vaccine mistake won’t say behind its border
It wants to end a mandate for school kids, risking the spread of disease. Other states are fighting…
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Comment: A shameful rulling by Supreme Court on L.A. ICE raids
The unsigned 6-3 ruling isn’t just unfair to Latinos but to all Americans on whom suspicion can be…
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Comment: What the White House doesn’t understand about ‘war’
‘Lethality’ is only part of what winning a war takes; it also demands strategy and a respect for…
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Comment: Crackdown on cities risks making them less safe
Federal agents and National Guard troops aren’t communicating or coordinating with local law enforcement.
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Comment: The NIMBYs are coming after AI data centers
Data center projects worth $64 billion were blocked or delayed in 24 states due to local opposition.
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Comment: Breathtaking $1.1T in U.S. wages lost to wildfire smoke
A new study says wildfire smoke has cost $1.1 trillion in lost work and productivity in the last…
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Comment: Trump’s Big Lie now isn’t about 2020; it’s all about 2026
Using the falsehood of a rigged election in 2020, Trump is preparing a disenfranchisement push for 2026.
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Comment: Trump is a redistricting bully and an Oz-like phony
California wants to punch back against Texas’ ploy but there’s a risk of alienating Auntie Em and Uncle…
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Comment: More than ‘the map’ complicates Democrats’ Senate hopes
A shift away from split-ticket voting means Democrats must peel off seats from Trump’s 25 loyal states.
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Comment: Retreat from science, vaccines coming at worst time
Trump and RFK Jr. are working against our best chances to keep covid and other diseases in check.
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Comment: Epstein’s victims come forward to show they are no hoax
Trump continues to dismiss demands for a release of files. The voices of victims make that harder.
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Comment: RFK Jr.’s misguided science shapes a dangerous policy
A UW vaccine expert explains what could be lost if mRNA vaccine research is abandoned.
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Roberts: Pullback on clean energy will cost on climate, power bills
The war against renewable energy will be reflected in more carbon emissions and higher electricity bills.
Opinion
Comment: Governors should opt-in to school choice scholarships
The federal program allows tax-deductible donations for scholarships at private and public schools.
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Comment: Why Trump’s second term hasn’t made him a lame duck
The four years between terms helped him and his supporters prepare. Plus he’s using power to build it.
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Comment: America’s enemies thrilled by Trump’s war on expertise
An administration that favors fealty over experience is surrendering the nation’s security advantage.