Politics WA prison officials push back on bill to limit solitary confinement Lawmakers and the Department of Corrections agree that the practice is harmful, but the latter balked at the proposed regulations by Mari Kanagy / February 24, 2022
Politics WA proposed budget funds stipends to attract low-income board members $50,000 is allocated for constituents to help shape boards and commissions with their lived experiences. by Mari Kanagy / February 18, 2022
Politics Bill aims to boost incentives for filming in Washington If 'Twilight' is set in Washington, it should have been shot in Washington, legislators say. by Mari Kanagy / February 7, 2022
Politics Students close to getting voting power on WA education board A bill inspired by student outreach would give authority to two students. It passed out of both chambers of the Washington Legislature this session. by Mari Kanagy / March 10, 2022
Politics Gov. Inslee's budget seeks to expand voting access in WA county jails The budget asks for more than half a million to go to helping remove barriers for people in jail who are otherwise eligible to vote. by Mari Kanagy / January 21, 2022
Environment In the absence of an AIDS cure, prevention gains prominence The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) by Robert Fortner / August 6, 2008
Culture Space tourism is nigh, but a new space age is not An illustration of WhiteKnightTwo carrying SpaceShipTwo aloft. (Virgin Galactic) by Robert Fortner / July 31, 2008
Tech Salmonella may be a key for a new vaccine Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showing <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> (red) invading cultured human cells. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) by Robert Fortner / July 9, 2008