One of only a handful of states to enact such a program, it remains to be seen if the state can actually fund it. A 2009 ballot measure might be necessary to impose a payroll tax to cover the cost.
Denver, riding high among American cities in growth and enlightened politics, has been hard hit by foreclosures. An eye-opening story in USA Today [http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2008-04-01-foreclose_N.htm] paints a disturbing picture of one Denver suburb where as many as one-third of
In the absence of SWAG (stuff we all get) from official Obama campaign channels, a bounty of homemade political buttons has surfaced in Seattle. Certainly they lack the slick messaging of Clinton's campaign, or even Obama's advertorially smart O logo [http://www.barackobama.com/], but they character
How Frank Chopp rules Olympia, and why he left the Sonic saviors sputtering. He's become a classic political boss, but he also remains true to the values of helping the poor.
It's April Fool's Day, and still someone announces an apparently earnest plan [http://www.emeraldcitycenter.com/pdfs/ECC_PressRelease.pdf] [234K PDF] to find financing and a location for a $1 billion basketball and hockey arena, perhaps in SoDo on Pier 46. At least, it appears former Sonic "Downtown
