Over the past year, a set of interlocking crises tested institutions at every level of government. As a result of these crises, public officials have...Read More

A coalition of 11 governors, including Govs. Jay Inslee (WA), Kate Brown (OR), Gavin Newsom (CA), Phil Murphy (NJ), Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Tony Evers (WI),...Read More

Losing the front wheel on a walker might sound like no big deal to many of us. But for people with low incomes managing multiple...Read More

One of the nice things about elections is that you can test your assumptions with real world results from the ballot box. Now that we...Read More

Hopefully you’ve already voted or are soon heading to ballot drop box. Now let’s work to reduce the number of statewide elected offices. At present...Read More

When the Legislature reconvenes, it will be forced to grapple with the immediate health and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, with mounting pressure to...Read More

In 1999, as the King County Sheriff, I stood on the front lines during the WTO riots with my brothers and sisters in law enforcement. ...Read More

“What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the...Read More

TVW recently interviewed the top budget writers in the Senate about the state’s budget outlook and the possibility of a special session. In one interview,...Read More

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the country, Washington is making progress toward recovery. Our state was ground zero for the first confirmed case in the...Read More