The city says it is responding to the widespread misuse of parking placards, some of which get stolen. So, it wants to limit the time people can stay in handicapped parking spaces around medical centers and downtown. But what happens to those who need an all-day spot for, say, a lengthy medical trea
Can the industries that built Seattle survive in the new Seattle with its push for an upscale new urbanism? We better hope so, but Seattle's working class roots could easily slip away.
The University of Washington views this year's budget crisis as time to gain greater control over tuition and school finances. But will proposed solutions hurt low-income students at community colleges?
Angry over setbacks in the 2009 session, labor lobbyists this year are threatening to sit out the next election or run candidates against backsliding Democrats.
From Davos to D.C., the politicians and bankers are getting the message. It's time to re-regulate our financial systems, heeding the advice of Paul Volcker.
