Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FProtesting is harder than it looks.From the vantage point of a passerby or TV-news consumer, walking around in a crowd with a sign for a couple hours is a piece of cake. But let’s face it: Asking nicely for change doesn’t always work. To be effective, protesters must sometimes force a crisis—that is, interrupt some vital piece of social machinery like a highway or place of business, so that leaders are unable to ignore their demands. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, as the saying goes. Recent Seattle protest...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FProtesting is harder than it looks.From the vantage point of a passerby or TV-news consumer, walking around in a crowd with a sign for a couple hours is a piece of cake. But let’s face it: Asking nicely for change doesn’t always work. To be effective, protesters must sometimes force a crisis—that is, interrupt some vital piece of social machinery like a highway or place of business, so that leaders are unable to ignore their demands. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, as the saying goes. Recent Seattle protest...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FBy Jerry Cornfield / Washington State StandardMinimum wage workers in Washington will get a pay hike in January.The state’s minimum wage will rise to $16.28 an hour starting Jan. 1, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries has announced.That’s a 54-cent increase from the current hourly rate of $15.74, which is the highest of any state in the nation and more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.Meanwhile, some salaried workers and rideshare drivers could see their earnings rise from other...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FBy Jerry Cornfield / Washington State StandardMinimum wage workers in Washington will get a pay hike in January.The state’s minimum wage will rise to $16.28 an hour starting Jan. 1, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries has announced.That’s a 54-cent increase from the current hourly rate of $15.74, which is the highest of any state in the nation and more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.Meanwhile, some salaried workers and rideshare drivers could see their earnings rise from other...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In56°FThe Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has introduced a new “Unintentional Drug Overdose Data dashboard” that the agency says will provide valuable insights for addressing substance use disorders in the state.The DOH claims the data provided by the dashboard will be used to better understand characteristics and circumstances surrounding each overdose death, including the type of drugs involved and whether they were illicitly manufactured or prescribed.Relevant drug overdose death data is collected through...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In56°FThe Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has introduced a new “Unintentional Drug Overdose Data dashboard” that the agency says will provide valuable insights for addressing substance use disorders in the state.The DOH claims the data provided by the dashboard will be used to better understand characteristics and circumstances surrounding each overdose death, including the type of drugs involved and whether they were illicitly manufactured or prescribed.Relevant drug overdose death data is collected through...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In56°FOn Sept. 27, the Washington State Department of Commerce announced $35.4 million in grants to local, state, and tribal governments and non-profits to plan and install solar and battery back-up power systems at community buildings.The projects will provide clean back-up power for critical community needs during power outages, including supporting emergency services, healthcare, and shelters. Outside of power outages, the systems will produce clean electricity that will save energy costs for the facility operators,...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In56°FOn Sept. 27, the Washington State Department of Commerce announced $35.4 million in grants to local, state, and tribal governments and non-profits to plan and install solar and battery back-up power systems at community buildings.The projects will provide clean back-up power for critical community needs during power outages, including supporting emergency services, healthcare, and shelters. Outside of power outages, the systems will produce clean electricity that will save energy costs for the facility operators,...WW…