2017 Elections Elevate More Women to Office in Seattle and Washington

Written by Eric Bronson Last Tuesday’s election marked a historic day for women of color in Seattle and across Washington State. While the first out transgender legislators were elected nationwide in the […]

A Tale of Two Education Events [Part 1]

Photo Credit: Equity in Education Coalition

Written by Eric Bronson Two weeks ago, a little over two thousand people converged on Bellevue Way. Half of them were there to hear Betsy DeVos speak, the other half were there […]

DACA Ends Tomorrow, Do You Know What WA is Doing to Fight Back?

Written by Eric Bronson After months of saying that he was interested in protecting Dreamers, President Donald Trump made the decision to rescind the work authorization for undocumented immigrants brought to America as […]

Seattle Mayoral Candidates Debate Housing & Homelessness

Image Credit: Madison Vucci, Digital Design project assistant at Seattle University Project on Family Homelessness

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Bills, Budgets, and How You Can Save the WA Housing Trust Fund

Last night, the Washington state Legislature gaveled out after a marathon 193 day session, which ran much longer than its original schedule of 105 days. The legislative session has ended, Governor Jay […]

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