Richest Washingtonians pay the 9th highest tax rates in the US. The POOREST Washingtonians pay the 6TH HIGHEST. Something is very, very wrong with this equation.

Once upon a time, legislative debates happened where the public could hear the arguments and share any expertise based on concerns raised in those public debates. Now, it seems the most important discussions at the #waleg happen in closed caucuses.

One of the best stories I've seen on what it really takes to get care for people struggling with homelessness and mental illness. Released after two years of locked psychiatric care: A battle few families can fight latimes.com/california/sto…

75% of extremely low income renter households in Utah face severe cost burdens. National Low Income Housing Coalition 2024's The Gap dives into the housing and homelessness crisis and what is needed to address it. Read the full report at nlihc.org/gap.

I believe the Utah women. spokesman.com/stories/2024/m…

And yet, I am still waiting for my 2022 refund....IRS says beats US tax filing season service goals, needs funding sustained reuters.com/world/us/irs-s…

Mandatory reporting stigmatizing poverty? npr.org/sections/healt…

Anyone else tired of this kind of clickbait? Really, I don't brush my teeth, do laundry OR read right? Frankly, my dear....

Homelessness on the rise among Washington’s K-12 students. What's the solution? Housing. Deeply affordable family housing. washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/04/30/hom… via Washington State Standard

The more I see, the more convinced I become that attorney generals need to be lawyers, not elected officials who pander to political extremes.

Dear candidates, I hope we are all on team America. However, if you want to take back America from the other half of America, you made need a refresher in how democracy works.

So much of our criminal justice system is designed to punish rather than correct behavior. Bankrupting someone through fees, throwing them in jail for non-violent offenses do little more than ensure the person will be back in court again.

A critical move forward. King County Council approves crisis care centers plan, mental health funding seattletimes.com/seattle-news/m… via The Seattle Times

To all the candidates promising to "fix" the border while also promising not to work with their colleagues across the aisle - that has been the strategy for years now and clearly does not work. Nor do big walls. Provide paths to citizenship that don't take decades to traverse.

Thank you, Archbishop Wester. The U.S. bishops are quietly cutting our sacred social mission, working for the poor americamagazine.org/faith/2024/07/…

Disturbingly familar...

Exactly. msn.com/en-us/news/wor…

Help ppeserve hiking trails and join me in hiking in Utah AND washington! give.wta.org/fundraiser/561…

I have to say, I know many childless women who live joyfully and spend every day making the world a better place. Sr. Norma, Sr. Veronica, Sr. Maria....PNot to mention those who aren't nuns.

The #utleg never fails to grab for more power. Utah initiatives take an unbelievable amount of effort. A successful initiative here is the voice of the people legislators' claim to represent. sltrib.com/news/politics/…