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As more lawsuits challenge Seattle’s income tax, new research examines income inequality and “the 1 percent”
August 10, 2017Earlier we wrote of the first lawsuit challenging Seattle's "illegal" and "unnecessary" income tax. The Washington Policy Center writes that two more challenges were filed yesterday. In his post, Jaso…Read more
BCG Report on Early Childhood Education: How and Why Cities are Rethinking Their Approaches
August 10, 2017In our 2017 foundation report update, we emphasized the importance of early childhood education. According to the Washington State Board of Education, less than half (or 44.2 percent) of entering kind…Read more
WalletHub assesses America’s best- and worst-run cities. Spokane ranks #55; Seattle, #92; Tacoma, #138.
August 9, 2017As you know, we're remain deeply skeptical about the myriad click-bait "best-to-worst" asking schemes. Yet, we're drawn to them, primarily because the underlying data are often interesting. So, with t…Read more
Following strong jobs report, employers post record number of job openings, though struggle to fill vacancies.
August 8, 2017The Associated Press reports on today's encouraging economic news, though it's not unmixed. U.S. employers posted a record number of open jobs in June, a sign that the solid hiring of recent months wi…Read more
Editorials: Union-Bulletin says lawmakers fulfilled McCleary order; Everett Herald finds capital budget failure mars record
August 7, 2017Editorial boards continue to review the legislative session. As we've written previously (here, here and here), most papers - like most Washingtonians we suspect - would like to see a Hirst fix and ca…Read more
Friday Roundup: STEM endorsements, Best states for schools, McCleary response, small downtowns, joblessness, Ex-Im Bank
August 4, 2017There are always a few items we’ve read during the week that deserve more attention but don’t make it into our regular posts. So we bundle them for the Friday roundup. Here’s this week’s bundle: Educa…Read more
