Each year, Americans throw away more than 3 billion batteries constituting 180,000 tons of hazardous material. The situation is likely to get worse as the world shifts to lithium batteries.
Washington state legislators would be wise to revisit some of its policies. If not, Washington residents will have an opportunity to do the job themselves.
Spokane voters should maintain their track record of supporting K-12 education by approving the Spokane Public Schools' bond and levy measures on the Feb. 13 ballot.
Pacific Northwest federal legislators and their peers should consider carefully a call to safeguard economic development tools with a trio of tax-code revisions that could aid expansion and create more jobs.
