OOBT

On Other Blogs Today: Class Size Costs

Our daily roundup.

10/02/2014 By Josh Feit

This Washington

Sobering Slide Show Adds to McCleary Crisis

Budget numbers add to the state's education funding conundrum.

06/13/2014 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Understanding Education Funding

Today's picks for civic nerds.

05/29/2014 By Ezra Parter

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That... Bus Cuts and Affordable Housing

Some weird things we noticed about bus cut rhetoric and affordable housing arguments.

05/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

This Washington

Low-Wage Workers Deserve a Higher State Minimum

Yes, raising the minimum wage will help low-income workers. No, it won't hurt the economy. And it's the fair thing to do. In a guest op/ed, EOI's John Burbank explains why.

01/17/2014 By John Burbank

One Question

One Question for Progressives

Should the Democrats take the money and run?

06/18/2013 By Josh Feit

Morning FIzz

Morning Fizz: At Issue

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Boston, Olympia, and biking.

04/19/2013 By Morning Fizz

This Washington

Report: State Needs New Revenue to Backfill $2.3 Billion Shortfall

A new report from the lefty Washington State Budget and Policy Center suggests new revenues to pay for an estimated $2.3 billion state funding shortfall.

02/06/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

This Washington

Washington State Ranked Most Regressive in Country

We already know poor people in Washington get a bad deal on taxes compared to rich people here. Now comes the news that Washington's poor are even worse off than poor people in other states.

01/31/2013 By Carryn Vande Griend