Sara Kassabian

Plus it's filing week, and some recommended reading and listening

We look at who came out ahead this year, plus new workplace safety protections for students

Plus some recommended reading and some internal Observer news

Taxes, fees, budget cuts, and a weird wealth tax vote as lawmakers blow town

Plus the tax bills start to hit Ferguson's desk, and "students' bill of rights" passes

Plus a dicey B&O vote, taxing Tesla, Fitzgibbon gets un-trucked on low-carbon fuels, and more

Plus a taxing Saturday in the Senate, a skinnier wealth tax, and RIP Sen. Bill Ramos

Plus more tax shade from Ferguson, the Airbnb tax dies, and more

More cash for special education and school materials and operating costs passed both chambers, but is a fraction of what the Senate aimed to spend

Plus House Republicans run the clock on Parents' Bill of Rights, and what (may) be in the works on big K-12 spending

Plus UI for striking workers gets a haircut, the parking wars come to a head and more bill action on health care, public schools

Plus charter school money, labor and health care policy, and a Quote of the Week

Plus we dig into the "grassroots" campaigns on rent restrictions, and some recommended reading

Stuff in play as a key procedural hurdle approaches, plus Tesla keeps its EV crown

Plus a rent-fixing conspiracy gets its day in court, what budget cuts mean for long-term care, and record online opposition to lifting property tax cap

Plus a standoff over cash for cops, a battle over Planned Parenthood money, a polling tidbit in the 26th, and deets on our Olympia shindig

Plus new taxes on fancy cars and yachts, a TOD update, and some recommended reading and listening

The roughly $100M annual cut comes just two years after a bailout for hospitals. Plus some recommended listening

Plus cash for cops stays in limbo, and bipartisan proposal for gas tax hike

Plus conservative gas tax initiative ruled unconstitutional, House hears bill on more tenant protections, and remembering the late House speaker