Economic Opportunity Institute

I-1033 could hit higher ed especially hard: While the full impact of I-1033 isn’t known, it almost certainly would make it more difficult for the state to crawl out of its existing budget hole. And ...

As schools reopen and cooler, drier temperatures return here to Washington, D.C., the nation waits for the second wave of the H1N1 flu to hit us. Meanwhile, we are bombarded by information on the Internet, in the news and through our email inboxes. ...

Health reform will help young people avoid brushes with the law: Youth crime and access to health care and mental-health treatment are intertwined, argue the police chiefs of Renton, Auburn and Burien. They make a case for reform that will help young people stay out of trouble. | Seattle Times

Our economy is in the tank, unemployment is rising, and health coverage is being cut back. The private sector, led by the major financial institutions, including the now-defunct Washington Mutual, promoted a trillion-dollar financial bubble. ...

Looking for bridges across a growing revenue gap: As Olympia leaders size up another revenue gap, Governor Gregoire tells legislators to make their case for a tax increase. Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown picks up that very conversation where it left off at the end of the last legislative session....

Last Sunday I was bicycling by the University of Washington and practically had to stop because of all the people mobbing the path. Dawg Days had begun. So what are Dawg Days? That’s what’s called “orientation” in non-Husky language, for the incoming freshman. ...

On the heels of a $65 million revenue gap in the King County budget comes news that state legislators may have to re-write the Washington State budget to cut spending by another $1 billion (that’s ...

Data Show That Paid Sick Days Pay Off For Employers: New data show that employees who receive at least five paid days off per year for personal illness are healthier, and enjoy greater personal well-being. ...

The economics of sitter-swapping: As parents face reduced work hours, lower wages, layoffs and uncertainties stemming from the recession, a growing number of families are turning to baby-sitting swaps to reduce what they pay local teenagers and college students to look after their children. ...

When the Twin Towers fell and part of the Pentagon became rubble, it took the lives of thousands of working parents. For the families of those loved ones, nothing could replace them. But the Social Security Administration was there to keep those families’ economic security from crumbling.