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State Senate's budget: strong process, weaker results
Bipartisanship held sway. But the Senate was starting from an unnecessarily bad position.
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It's the economic strategy, stupid!
A tale of three legislatures, in Olympia, Beijing, and D.C.: Guess which one is able to think strategically about its industries.
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In Denver, an arts boom despite hard times
Rising cities realize how the arts help their regions and their economies, while Seattle is stuck playing defense on the arts. Here's why.
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Closing tax loopholes in Olympia could backfire
"No loopholes" is a good political rallying cry, but the reality is more complicated. Here's a short course through Washington state's tax maze, and how closing some loopholes would pinch consumers.
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April 12: an important day for reflection in the U.S.
The anniversaries of FDR's death and the start of the Civil War will both be marked this week, and both still resonate today.