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Inclusive Health Access

April 3, 2024

Report: 87% of WA Hospitals are Falling Behind on Community Investment Requirements

Non-profit hospitals are supposed to invest in communities – but many aren’t.

An Inclusive Economy

March 20, 2024

I-2111: The Income Tax Ban Is A Spectacle, but One We Can’t Ignore

A way to waste time, energy, and money, I-2111 is costing more than just taxes

An Inclusive Economy

March 20, 2024

Let’s Go Washington: Three initiatives threatening to roll back years of progress

Here’s what you need to know about the initiatives on your November ballot

An Inclusive Economy

March 12, 2024

Washington’s Women Are More Protected This Equal Pay Day

Thanks to an update to the state's wage discrimination protections, Washington woman are closer to closing the wage gap

EOI

March 8, 2024

WaLeg Recap: Progress Made – but Far More is Needed

Voters face stark choices in November - and lawmakers have to get serious about revenue in 2025

Retirement Security

February 27, 2024

Which Washington Member of Congress is Going After Social Security?

A new proposal has Social Security and Medicare in the crosshairs. Here’s what you can do.

Research Feed

State of Working Washington
Economic Update: Inflation and Family Budgets

Part 5/5: Prices for child care, rent, and health insurance have risen faster than wages for years

State of Working Washington
Economic Update: Wealth Inequality

Part 4/5: The gap between the top 1% and everyone else in the U.S. continues to widen

State of Working Washington
Economic Update: Workers’ Wages and Corporate Profits

Part 3/5: Recent wage gains for workers are dwarfed by growth in corporate profits

State of Working Washington
Economic Update: Business and Jobs

Part 2/5: While high-wage sectors have grown, low- and moderate-wage jobs are still making up pandemic losses