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An unwise raise for the Port chief
A 9 percent raise for Tay Yoshitani, while other Port workers' salary-boosts are capped at 3.5 percent, sends all kinds of wrong signals.
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Two ways City Hall could strengthen Seattle Public Schools
City funds could be used to give the School Board some professional staff, as well as three new fulltime experts to serve on the Board.
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Arts hitch their hopes to two Olympia bills
We are notably stingy when it comes to public funding for the arts, but two bills could come riding to the rescue of gasping organizations. The key is hitching arts wagons to the political causes of tourism, jobs, and education.
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Protecting tribal health funding is a test of nation's values
Congressional Republicans want to make cuts in health that would hurt millions, including Native Americans.
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Why Wisconsin Fever isn't heading to our state
Public employee unions are well dealt into both parties in this state, so they won't be pushed to the wall. But keep your eye on Boeing labor talks and "sustainability" proposals that aim for a grand compromise.