Americans agree: Prices for prescription drugs are intolerable. Why has nothing changed? Big-money lobbying is the reason. It’s time somebody looked out for consumers.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said the review is needed “to give state and local communities a meaningful voice in the process.” That happened the first time around. The president’s comments suggest other motives.
There are additional aspects to schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal’s ambitious plan, and the details are worth exploring. Yet they also are too complex for lawmakers to consider at this point.
As Jeremy Joseph Christian continued his menacing rant, the three men stepped forward because their sense of community, humanity and courage demanded it.
Most of the early Senate talk has centered on pre-existing conditions, deductibles and premiums. Improving coverage is important, but senators cannot ignore Medicaid.
The law will take effect sooner than intended after Inslee vetoed a section that would have the measure take effect in 2019; instead, the new law will be in place on July 23.
Backers of an enforcement-only bill would have no incentive to take the next step if this bill passed. Then what would the agriculture industry do for workers?
Locking up the right people is better than robotic sentencing. If offenders can be steered into appropriate health care and treatment settings, everyone wins.
An agreement to keep the ports running smoothly would be preferable to the slowdown that hampered the nation’s economy from late 2014 through February 2015.
What makes the exercise especially insufferable is that the country could use a nonpartisan commission of experts to protect the next U.S. election from interference from hackers and foreign intelligence agencies.
Spokane has grown considerably since 1974, when I-90 was opened. It’s good to see that traffic-control measures may soon be implemented to reflect that reality.
