Michael Goldberg

Senator Jamie Pedersen, Chair of Washington Senate Democratic Campaign (WSDC) was optimistic on election night that his caucus would expand it’s majority. Speaking to Wire publisher DJ Wilson on election night, he said that the WSDC targeted five districts this cycle as potential pick-up opportuniti…

Rep. Adam Smith from Washington State’s 9th Congressional District has served in the US House of Representatives since 1996. He is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the Dean of Washington State’s House delegation. At the 2020 Re-Wire Virtual Policy Conference last week, Smith sp…

Geographically targeted, or “place-based,” economic development programs have received investments to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars over several decades to revitalize struggling communities. But according to a new Pew Charitable Trusts report, the criteria that states use to geographically target programs are often ill-conceived or out-of-date. As a result, the report finds

The Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council (ERFC) released their latest economic review this week, finding positive trends in the context of ongoing economic uncertainty. Among the primary takeaways ERFC provides in their economic reviews is how the revenue picture looks. While ERFC …

On the last day of the legislative session, Washington legislators passed their 2021-2023 operating budget, appropriating $10.6 billion in COVID-19 federal stimulus funds and $59 billion in state revenue. The budget will direct funds to a wide range of state programs. Written and negotiated by major…

At a recent meeting, the Washington State Board of Education (SBE) discussed and approved proposed changes to a draft of a new Equity Statement. The latest draft added the words “gender identity” and “caste” to a list of categories for which SBE will seek to eliminate disparities in educational outc…