Ross Reynolds
Stories
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Bill To Compensate Innocent Who Spend Time Behind Bars
Yesterday in Olympia the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would compensate people who served time in prison for crimes they didn’t commit and
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What Effect Is The Shrinking Public Sector Having On The Washington State Economy?
Nationally the private sector added 5 million jobs since a low point in June of 2009. But during that same time period the public sector cut 721,000 jobs.
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Olympics To Drop Wrestling, Northwest Wrestlers Shocked
This week the International Olympic Committee announced a plan to drop wrestling from the 2020 summer games. But there's some chance the drop could still
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The Pros And Cons Of Home And Hospital Births
According to a 2012 study by the CDC, Washington had the seventh highest rate of home births in the country. Overall, home births have been on the rise
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Rep. Mike Hope For Background Checks
Despite recent disagreements over gun control proposals in the state legislature, a few Democrats and Republicans are coming together to support one bill
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The Politics Of Tipping
Is tipping the best way to compensate people? Would you rather people get tipped or get paid higher wages? And is 25 percent the new 20 percent?KUOW’s
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Does Changing State Law To Use Gender Neutral Wording Matter?
Washington state is in the process of changing the language in state law to make it more gender neutral. Policemen are now police officers, for instance,
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Wash. Teachers' Union President On How To Improve State K-12 Education
This week we’ve been taking a closer look at the battle over how to improve state education. Today we get another perspective from Mary Lindquist,
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Is Amazon's Mechanical Turk A Digital Sweatshop?
The Mechanical Turk was a fake chess playing robot that fooled Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin. Today the Mechanical Turk is a service Amazon provides,
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Coming To America
According to the Migration Policy Institute as of 2011, 13.3 percent of Washington’s population was born in another country. Today on The Conversation,