Sign me up for the free Cascadia Journal newsletter WA governor signs budget with $9 billion in new taxes Yesterday, according to Washington State Standard, Washington governor Bob Ferguson signed a $78 billion, two-year state budget that includes $9 billion in new revenue, mostly in higher business taxes and a
Sign me up for the free Cascadia Journal e-newsletter Removing roadblocks to affordable housing We all know that housing is expensive all over Cascadia. And that's especially true in suburbs like the east side of King county. In my latest article for the Urbanist, I look at how
Hope you all had a good weekend and a fun Cascadia Day! Cascadia Journal brings you a daily round-up of news and arts coverage from around the Pacific Northwest as well as a weekly essay on issues important to our bioregion. If you like what you're reading, please
May 18 is Cascadia Day 💙🤍💚 May 18, the date that Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, has become the unofficial Cascadia Day – a time to celebrate the bioregion that stretches from northern California to southeast Alaska. In Seattle, on Saturday May 17 at 6 pm at the Georgetown Steam Plant,
Oregon revenue $500 million below estimates OPB reports on some very bad news for Oregon – the state's chief economist says the state will have $500 million less in projected tax revenue during the 2025-2027 budget cycle, thanks to trade wars and economic instability. Also, Seattle Times notes that
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Sign up for the free Cascadia Journal e-newsletter by Andrew Engelson, Drew Alcosser, and Brandon Letsinger Earlier this month, there was a pivotal moment in Donald Trump’s four-month attack on democracy and the rule of law in the United States. When asked by Meet The Press interviewer Kristen Welker
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Sign me up for the free e-newsletter When did empathy become political? Good afternoon! When the Trump administration included the word "empathy" in those to be avoided by NOAA employees, it said a lot about this administration's priorities. In my weekly essay for Cascadia Digest, I
Bill Gates will give away his fortune early The Associated Press reports that Microsoft founder Bill Gates ramp up his philanthropic donations and will give way $107 billion, 99 percent of his wealth, and close down the Gates Foundation, which funds global health initiatives, by 2045. The move comes as
There's a person who lives on my block in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood who regularly sits on the street corner and yells. It's an angry monologue, disjointed and incoherent, but sincere. She's a middle-aged black woman – and yes, this matters. I'
