OLYMPIA — As legislators and others comb through the massive health-care reform law, they are finding little-known provisions that will have a big impact on the American people and our economy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
OLYMPIA — My dad lived by the axiom, “You don’t rob Peter to pay Paul!” For our family, that meant mom couldn’t raid our piggy banks to buy something the family budget didn’t cover.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
OLYMPIA — Our country may be struggling to compete economically with China, India and other rapidly developing nations, but when disaster strikes, America still leads the world in caring.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
OLYMPIA — Some state lawmakers plan to hit petroleum producers with more than $1.2 billion in new costs over the next decade to pay for new water pollution programs. If refiners are forced to absorb those extra costs, they will become job killers right in the middle of a recession. …
OLYMPIA — With America’s economy in the tank, political rancor in our nation’s capitol, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the senseless killings of five police officers in our state, we needed a bit of good news to jolt us into the Christmas spirit. We got it on Dec. 15 …
OLYMPIA — In our state, the governor must submit a balanced budget to the Legislature. That means government spending must equal tax collections. Unlike Congress, we cannot borrow or print money.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
OLYMPIA — As the debate rages over the causes and consequences of global warming, one impact is certain: Global warming is about to create an avalanche of lawsuits against the federal government and private industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
OLYMPIA — As the debate rages over the causes and consequences of global warming, one impact is certain: Global warming is about to create an avalanche of lawsuits against the federal government and private industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
OLYMPIA — Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has proposed an average 7.6 percent increase in workers’ compensation premiums for 2010. The insurance, funded mostly by employers, pays for medical care, pensions and lost wages for injured workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
