Archive - The Washington Observer

More big money to fight CCA repeal

Plus new federal campaign cash numbers, a big green jet fuel deal, and the return of the Seattle Politicos Mixer

Apr 17 •

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Patchwork policy-making on local levies creates disparities for WA students

Political shift prompted rewrite of original McCleary deal

Apr 15 •

Early Microsoft money defends the Climate Commitment Act

Plus Saldaña bows out of Lands Commissioner race, and Senate Democrats invest in defending Cleveland

Apr 12 •

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Introducing the Observercast

An audio edition for all you podcast people

Apr 11 •

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A non-binding nomination process with big $$$ implications

Plus some numbers in the governor's race, a big haul in the 5th CD, and some recommended reading

Apr 10 •

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Testing the Mullet-for-governor hypothesis, Part II

An independent campaign that’s partly about rent control

Apr 8 •

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How help for electric cars went sideways

Plus new poll numbers from the right and some recommended reading.

Apr 5 •

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The greens pick a horse for Lands Commissioner

Plus more campaign cash in the 6th CD and some tidbits from Inslee's calendar

Apr 3 •

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McCleary required Washington to fully fund education—so why did the “fixes” worsen inequity?

Plus a flurry of behavioral health legislation

Apr 1 •

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March 2024

The festival of bill signing draws to a close

Plus a sparing use of the veto pen

Mar 29 •

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Interesting wrinkles in the strippers’ rights bill

Plus more bill action and a really irksome error

Mar 27 •

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Schools need more money, so why did some districts lobby against freeing up local cash?

Plus new money in the Lands Commissioner race, more on Ferguson’s $100M for cops, and some recommended reading

Mar 25 •

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