Editorials
WA lawmakers are keeping secrets from the people again
State lawmakers so desperately want to keep secrets from the public that they’re gaslighting Washingtonians about what the plain language of the state Constitution says.
Anonymous GOP lawmaker who canceled park funding is a coward
A coward sits on the Legislature’s budget committee. A GOP senator or representative killed funding for a land conservation project and doesn’t have the backbone to own that decision. It’s a sad day for democracy when elected public officials hide their official acts from the people.
Don’t give up on ‘housing first’
The murder of a resident of the Palms Inn in Santa Rosa this month serves as the tragic capstone of a tough year for local efforts to help homeless residents get into housing. The “housing first” approach favored by local leaders can work, and so can public-private partnerships to implement it, but there’s clearly need for improvement.
Rep. Matt Shea should resign
State Rep. Matt Shea will best serve his constituents by resigning immediately. He can no longer represent Eastern Washington effectively in Olympia.