Hundreds of our fellow citizens stepped up to run for elected office during the recent candidate filing week. From local to federal positions, this is an example of our representative democracy at its finest.

The lack of access to affordable, high-quality child care isn't just a problem for families. A recently released report shows that it's also a major issue for employers and for the overall economy.

Business, government, and residents share the same values. We place the highest premium on vibrant communities, healthy lands, and clean water.

We hear about skyrocketing home prices in places like Seattle, San Francisco, and New York and shake our heads. Modest three-bedroom ramblers going for $1 million or more.

Now is the time to invest in infrastructure. Strong economies and livable communities are built on sound roads, bridges and highways, ports that move our goods efficiently to markets throughout the world, and access to safe water

Washington employers are entrepreneurs who build their companies for more than the product they make and the services they provide; they build them to fulfill their values of community and compassion.

The 66th Legislature convened Jan. 14 and is slated to end on April 28. During that time, the top job for lawmakers is to craft the state's two-year operating budget.

On a map, the distance from our Washington to the 'other” Washington looks so far away. But, policies being made and debated there hit us here in Washington state. Take trade policies, for example. As one of the most trade-driven states

When the manufacturing sector is strong, communities become stronger, and families are lifted into the middle class. Employees in the manufacturing sector earn an average annual wage of more than $72,000, or roughly 30 percent more than the average wage

Rail remains the safest, most efficient, and environmentally friendly means of moving products over land. As residents of the most trade-driven state in the country, we all need to be paying attention to what's happening right now, just across the st