
politics
WA could test its own version of Andrew Yang's universal basic income
A proposed pilot program would give 500 low-income Washingtonians $500 a month.
A proposed pilot program would give 500 low-income Washingtonians $500 a month.
Confusion over the Public Records Act has Washington lawmakers adopting new practices that may or may not have anything to do with the actual law.
Washington is cutting fewer checks for those in need, but counts more welfare spending toward “preventing out of wedlock pregnancies” than any state in the country.
Last year, California banned private detention centers and was promptly sued. Now, Washington state legislators are considering a similar ban.
Advocates hope legislation requiring comprehensive K-12 sexual health education will be successful in 2020.