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Public records of what your lawmakers are up to are yours. You paid for them. This past session, the Democratic majority in Olympia killed a bid to make them that much more public. ☀️📝 open.substack.com/pub/washington…

Washington Democrats killed tax breaks for millionaires, Big Tech, and Big Pharma with the promise of shoring up state government. 🫏 💸 But how long is it until you get a break?💰#waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/and-now-for-…

Farmworkers lost a tug of war in Olympia over which WA should be policing their rights in the field.🧺 A grand bargain managing farm strikes died this session as the Trump administration ramps up its attacks on the immigrants picking our food.📢#waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/why-farmwork…

If WA State millionaires feel their wallets getting lighter, they can thank Sen. Maj. Leader Jamie Pedersen. 💵 Few will cast a longer shadow over Olympia than the Seattle Democrat, who wrote a defining chapter in the state's leftward tilt.📜 #waleg bit.ly/4sN1fTW

EXCLUSIVE: 'Firefly' fans are in for a treat. Nathan Fillion has just revealed at Awesome Con that an animated 'Firefly' series is in development based on the beloved cult sci-fi franchise. Full details here: deadline.com/2026/03/nathan…

WA Democrats came for the rich this session to bankroll state government with millionaire money.🧐🏫 Between steep cuts to childcare and schools, the Robin Hoods of Olympia face an uphill battle ensuring folks on main street feel the difference.💸#waleg bit.ly/4lxNg2c

i've been working on this story for @snopes since mid-january. it was scheduled to run next week but we pushed it up in the schedule... because people kept dying in ICE facilities and i kept having to update the story with more deaths. snopes.com/news/2026/03/1…

Washington Democrats debated day and night to push a millionaires tax to the finish line as their ranks splintered on the House floor. 🫏💸 The billions it could reap may be illegal...unless Gov. Bob Ferguson's court has anything to say about it. #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/24-hours-of-…

The taxman cometh for Olympia where state lawmakers are floating tax hikes on stuff you might see less of: smokes, luxury jets, Big Data centers. ✈️ One proposal may cut into Gov. Bob Ferguson's sales tax holiday, but up relief for families. 💸👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 #waleg bit.ly/4ss6pES

House Democrats are poised to eat the millionaires, but all signs point to a tight vote ahead. 🍽️🧐 A bloc of business-minded Ds are a hard nope on green lighting an income tax, much less an illegal one. Can WA afford not to?🗳️💸 #waleg bit.ly/4ssfPzY

Cities and counties might find themselves in court per a bid to beef up voter rights. 🗳️👩‍⚖️ One suite of bills would write WA State AG Nick Brown a blank check to throw the book at local governments for curbing the vote. They aren't thrilled. 🇺🇸 #waleg bit.ly/3Nhxo72

3 weeks ago: WaPo dismantles its international desk 5 days ago: Iran war breaks out Today: NYTs swoops in to pick up WaPo's ex Iran correspondent nytco.com/press/our-new-…

@danielwreporter The camera was in focus!

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. I have never seen a movie that big fail so hard at the basic tasks of being a movie.

Search the Seattle skyline and you might spot a $270M lease that WA lawmakers are rethinking.⚕️ In practice, the venture amounts to a gift to non-profits more than a state asset. Now the Legislature is floating a study on what you got for you $. #waleg bit.ly/3OGYXqR

New by me: A nearly 90-year-old dive bar south of Santa Rosa is now woman-owned and managed. “The girls are calling the shots” says the team, two of whom are longtime North Bay bartenders. They’re excited to reinvigorate downtown Cotati. Read @NorthBayNews pressdemocrat.com/2026/02/27/wom…

Big Polluters all too often trash Mother Nature and walk away with just a fine. 🏞️ Washington legislators floated a bid to slap lawbreakers with more than that, but workers worried it might not be their bosses who pay the price. 👷💸 #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/rounding-up-…

Years of child abuse cases at Washington's Department of Children, Youth, & Families cost the state millions and left the kids in its care untold trauma.🚸 Now lawmakers are mulling whether you can put a price on a child or their well-being.💵 #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/no-brakes-on…

Washington Democrats are scrounging for spare change to backfill a mammoth budget gap. Slashing childcare is on the menu and providers are raising hell.🔪💸 This comes as the state is shelling out millions more for injured child in its care. 👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/a-sprint-to-…

@Jim_Brunner @seattletimes Sen.?

Democratic Sen. Amy Walen op-ed: WA lawmakers shouldn't rush vital tax reform seattletimes.com/opinion/compre… via @seattletimes

Come join SPJ Western Washington for a night in Tacoma! We'll be there to chat about what resources, workshops and events you’d like to see this year. This evening is for journalists 21+ from 6:30-9 pm at Devil’s Reef at 706 Court C. facebook.com/share/1AuURkWy…