State legislation would allow cities to increase property tax levies by 3% each year, rather than 1%.
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Bills in Olympia would incentivize reusable, recycleable packaging and reduce the use of plastic.
Reforms underway at the state and federal level can help keep medications affordable and accessible.
As UW medical scientists, we urge Washingtonians to defend the NIH’s life-saving research funding.
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As access becomes more limited, especially to medication abortions, expect the numbers to get even worse.
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Rather than a simple pardon for Adams, Trump insisted on forcing attorneys into an ethical dead end.
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We are not in a constitutional crisis, but ignoring the judiciary would place us firmly in the middle of one.
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The overhead that the Trump administration wants to slash is necessary to research work that is saving lives.
The agency paid farmers $2 billion for crops to feed a hungry world and to support a vital industry.
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Trump’s move to takeover the Kennedy Center is not about the arts but about celebrating his tastes.
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With no formal grant of authority, Musk is making cuts without fully understanding the consequences.
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The courts can uphold the law, but they can’t match the speed of the executive branch in tearing down systems.
Bills in the state Senate would look to control costs and keep decisions in the hands of providers.
State legislation would exempt taxes and gratuities from the fees that credit card firms charge businesses.
Keeping home insurance affordable amid climate change will take adaptation to threats and broader efforts.
Trump’s attempt to end it, almost certainly unconstitutional, won’t fix the nation’s problems at its borders.
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Talk of criminal investigations is intended to panic corporations into abandoning their DEI programs.
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Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum will harm allies we need and won’t help industries here.
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We haven’t seen the last of Trump’s Sharpie-amended reality and it’s destabilizing effect on scientists.
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Even promises of ‘waivers’ are falling short and allowing medical efforts to dry up, endangering millions.
