Healthcare

Battle Brewing Over Labeling of Genetically Modified Food

Posted May 25th, 2012 by New York Times

Senate Agrees on FDA Overhaul

Posted May 25th, 2012 by Los Angeles Times

Millions Still Uncovered with Health Law Expansion

Posted May 24th, 2012 by Politico

Long-Lasting Birth Control Cuts Pregnancy Rate

Posted May 24th, 2012 by Wall Street Journal

Six Strategic Variables In Predicting The Impact Of Accountable Care

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Health Affairs

Few States Set for Health Exchanges

Posted May 22nd, 2012 by Politico

Second Guessing Medicare’s Star Rating System

Posted May 22nd, 2012 by Kaiser Health News

PSA Test for Prostate Cancer Should Be Dropped, Task Force Says

Posted May 22nd, 2012 by Los Angeles Times

EU Summit to Raise Pressure on Merkel

Posted May 21st, 2012 by Der Spiegel

Study: Higher Prices for Care May Be Driving Health-Care Costs

Posted May 21st, 2012 by Politico

Latest State

State Lawmakers Vote No on Flaws, Yes to Retouching

Shocker! Solons Get Photoshop Help in Official Portraits

By Melissa Santos | The News Tribune
PDC: Tacoma PAC That Sent Attack Mailers Against Connelly Violated State Law

State's Million-Dollar Candidate Was Attacked by Supporters of Jeannie Darneille

By Lewis Kamb | The News Tribune
Students Help Expand Scholarship Opportunities

Washington State’s Opportunity Scholarship Program is Right to Turn to its Scholars for Help Broadening and Deepening the Program’s Reach

By Editorial
It’s Harder to be a Husky This Year — More Turned Away at UW

By Katherine Long | Seattle Times
Scholarships Aim to Encourage Students to Study Science, Engineering

Boeing, Microsoft Kick in $25 Million for Scholarship Program

By Glenn Farley | KING-5 TV
The First Cohort of Scholars

Washington State Opportunity Scholarship Program is Worthy of Support

By Editorial | The (Everett) Herald
Environmental Coalition Wants Single Coal Port Study

Advocates Call it a Delaying Tactic

By Bill Sheets | The (Everett) Herald

Latest National/World

Analysis: Obama Expresses Regrets But Seeks To Retain Anti-Terror Powers

“To put it crassly, the president sought to rebuke his own administration for taking the positions it has — but also to make sure that it could continue to do so.”

By Washington Post
Low-Skilled Workers Get Raw Deal Under Obamacare

Obamacare's requirement that insurance policies include "essential" benefits such as mental health services apply only to small businesses with fewer than 50 employees.

By Real Clear Politics
Seven Thrilling Facts About Carbon Taxes from the CBO

The burden imposed by a tax of $20 per ton on CO2 emissions would amount to 1.8 percent of before-tax income for households in the lowest quintile and about 0.7 percent of before-tax income for households in the highest quintile.

By Washington Post
German Solar Will Cost 4X Finnish Nuclear

The Olkiluoto nuclear reactor in Finland is commonly perceived as the poster child of construction delays and cost overruns.

By Real Clear Energy
How Ideas From Private Industry Help Combat Medicare Fraud, Waste, And Abuse

Such fraud-control programs in consumer banking have reduced losses by more than two-thirds over twenty years despite more sophisticated and more global fraud activities.

By Health Affairs
UK: Soldier’s Murder May Be Terror-Related

Prime Minister Cameron condemns attack in London in which soldier was hacked to death and says Islam must not be blamed.

By Al Jazeera
Do Charter Schools Work?

The latest findings, based on six well-regarded charter schools in Boston, released Wednesday by the Boston Foundation adds to the accumulating evidence that at least a subset of high-performing charters are measuring up to the movement’s early aspirations of giving disadvantaged kids a shot at a better life.

By Slate