Midweek Video: Why It’s So Hard To Get Unemployment Benefits
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The American unemployment system is not universal in its design. How did we get to where we are and why are some systems designed...
Seattle’s Neighborhood Recovery Fund Open for Proposals
Awards up to $100,000 will be distributed to community-led projects aimed at reigniting the local economy during the Covid recovery.
Have you ever dreamt of organizing...
Bellevue Council Update: Deficits Create Difficult Budget Decisions to Come
King County's second largest city began its budget season on Monday evening with a foreboding presentation. With lagging property tax revenues, increased demands for...
Sunday Video: Just One More Lane, Bro
Will one more car lane really fix congestion? Jason Slaughter from Not Just Bikes digs into all those promises made by highway departments to...
Sunday Video: How Did We Create the Housing Crisis?
America's housing crisis is a complex and persistent problem. There isn't just one reason for the housing crisis, but rather many compounding policy, demographic,...
Seattle Among U.S. Cities Where Inflation is Growing the Most
It's hard to avoid the topic of inflation these days. Price increases on basic goods are impossible to overlook at most stores, discussion of...
Amazon Whittles the HQ2 Competition Down to 20
Last week Amazon announced progress on locating its second headquarters: 238 applicants have been whittled down to 20 finalists. The top 20 offer some...
Op-Ed: Don’t Believe Corporate Elite Claiming to Fight for ‘Affordable Washington’
A corporate front group is pushing ads seeking to sap support for taxing the rich as the state faces a budget crisis. John Burbank points out the ads are misleading and argues the state must raise new revenue to avoid draconian cuts that will hit the working class hard.