The story so far
Catch-up pieces: the last 30 days of one beat in one place, written when the site launched.
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Washington’s income tax showdown: the last 30 days, and what’s next
A court tie that kept the budget warning on I-645, a revenue forecast built on a tax voters may repeal, a $17.73 minimum wage…
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Rate hike, record diesel, 7.4% mortgages: the economy’s last 30 days
Inflation at 3.4 percent, the first rate hike since 2023, record diesel, stalled hiring and 7.4 percent mortgages: the month that set your winter…
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Politics catch-up: shutdown averted, ballot rule blocked, Trump at 32%
The last five weeks in national politics, in one place: a stopgap to Dec. 11, two Supreme Court orders on ballots and deportations, a…
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Small business catch-up: tariff refunds, NLRB shifts and 2027 wage floors
Tariff refunds, two NLRB shifts, a $100 million FTC junk-fee case and Washington’s $17.73 wage floor: what changed for a 5-to-50-person employer in the…
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Family beat: school choice rules, Title IX reset, religious charter win
Ten Commandments laws heading toward the Court, the first religious charter school cleared, the Biden Title IX rule erased and the rules for the…
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