Voters rejected all three initiatives on Tuesday, affirming Governor Inslee's legacy and setting the table for a more progressive agenda in Olympia in the future, even as the nation re-embraced Donald Trump as president.
Deadly flooding in Spain and multiple hurricanes in the Southeastern U.S. in recent weeks were made worse by the rise in ocean temperatures associated with climate change. In addition to lives lost and direct economic costs of such disasters, climate change is pushing up the cost of insurance. And the medical profession has raised alarms about other health effects.
Our fear and trepidation are eased to some degree because we are not fretting alone. Our Italian friends understand, at least in the broad strokes, the global impact of this election cycle.
As candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands, Republican Jaime Hererra-Beutler has consistently asserted that, according to “the science,” it’s necessary to log our legacy...