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Ramsey op-ed: “Seattle is today the principal city in the state partly because 120 years ago it continued to support its business class, socially and politically.”
August 14, 2018The headline on this post is a key sentence from an excellent Seattle Times op-ed by former business columnist and Seattle Times editorial writer Bruce Ramsey. (Yes, it's a very long - too long - head…Read more
Report: Washington college students increasingly majoring in STEM disciplines.
August 14, 2018Seattle Times staff reporter Katherine Long reports on a sharp increase in STEM majors among Washington college students. For years now, experts have hammered this message home to students:If you want…Read more
Compensation is more than wages and salaries. And when you consider that, things look better than some headlines suggest.
August 13, 2018You may have seen the report for Pew Research Center with the discouraging headline: For most Americans, real wages have barely budget for decades. On the face of it, these should be heady times for…Read more
New study documents successful public and private transit partnerships.
August 13, 2018A few weeks ago we examined the proposition that "transportation network companies" (TNCs, the new jargon for ride-share services like Lyft and Uber) posed a threat to mass transit. So we were intrigu…Read more
Just how real is the urban-rural divide? Does it matter? Our Friday Roundup looks at the question.
August 10, 2018The "urban-rural divide" has become a standard touchstone in discussions of economics, politics and culture. It's shorthand for identifying that major metros have more in common with each other than t…Read more
Columbian editorial calls for Congress to act on trade, farm labor shortage as growers face increased challenges
August 9, 2018The Columbian editorial board today called on Congress to take action to resolve trade barriers and farm labor shortages that are hurting Washington agriculture. President Trump’s trade war and the fa…Read more
