RT @spekulation: There is a growing conspiracy theory floating around Seattle that the new mobile drug treatment unit is actually a secret safe injection site. There is not one single piece of evidence to support this, and these lies endanger an important and much-needed public health program. https://t.co/dqA0mP6fxc
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A Fair Deal at Work
July 23, 2019
Young People Can’t Work Their Way Into Prosperity
We are duped into working too many hours for free, and this is allowed by law
These are people with $30,000 incomes employed in high-wealth metro areas. Because they often cannot afford to live near their place of work, they endure long commutes from lower-cost neighborhoods. https://t.co/5kPUwLgxqI
RT @PNS_News: In 2018, CEOs at the biggest companies in the U.S. were paid 278 times more than the average worker - https://t.co/58VoacM05w https://t.co/PFJWotsZKz
Educational Opportunity
August 15, 2019
Public Higher Education Tuition in Washington
State budget cuts have pushed the cost of college out of reach
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A Fair Deal at Work
July 23, 2019
Young People Can’t Work Their Way Into Prosperity
We are duped into working too many hours for free, and this is allowed by law
Progressive Tax Reform
July 15, 2019
Appeals Court Rules Seattle Can Have Income Tax
Supreme Court Will Rule on Progressive Taxation
EOI
July 10, 2019
Introducing Our 2019 Floyd Jones Fellows
The fellowship is a graduate-level policy position within EOI
Paid Family and Medical Leave
July 3, 2019
West Coast Sweep
Two Big Steps Closer to Paid Family and Medical Leave
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June 27, 2019
When the U.S. Used Lobotomies to Create Gay Auschwitz
What our justice system is doing to migrant children, it used to do to queer people
Progressive Tax Reform
June 6, 2019
Seattle’s Income Tax on the Wealthy in the Court of Appeals
It's one more step in the court case's path to the state supreme court
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State of Working Washington
Public Higher Education Tuition in Washington
State budget cuts have pushed the cost of college out of reach
A Fair Deal at Work
What’s Happening With Wages in Washington
Why most workers won’t be ready for the next (inevitable) recession
State of Working Washington
The Demographics of Washington’s Workers
How age, diversity and education are changing the state's workforce
State of Working Washington
Tax Incentives for Washington Corporations
Companies Like Amazon Receive Millions in Benefits, But Cut Jobs and Pay No Taxes