Tag: Washington

Abdul Razak Ali Artan had swung through the Washington area over the Thanksgiving weekend. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Ohio State attacker bought knife in DC, police say

Anna Giaritelli · December 1, 2016 12:37 am

Beltway Confidential

Minimum wage hikes raising cost of child care

Jason Russell · November 14, 2016 5:21 pm

Trump's win can be attributed in large part to the efforts of Kellyanne Conway. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

What the Washington establishment never understood

Robert Ehrlich · November 11, 2016 5:03 am

Almost 60 percent of the state's residents voted against the ballot measure. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Energy and Environment

Washington fails to become first in nation to enact carbon tax

John Siciliano · November 9, 2016 6:31 am

With about 60 percent of the vote reported, voters by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent backed a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum to $12 an hour from $8.31. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Four states OK minimum wage hikes

Sean Higgins · November 9, 2016 4:24 am

Tweets circulated Tuesday showing "#NoDAPL" spray-painted in black on the WWII Memorial. (Screenshot via Twitter)

Energy and Environment

Anti-pipeline slogan spraypainted on WWII Memorial

Kyle Feldscher · November 8, 2016 6:41 pm

The Koch brothers joined the attack Friday as environmental groups stepped up their eleventh-hour campaign to kill Initiative 732, which would establish the first tax on carbon pollution in the nation. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Energy and Environment

Washington’s carbon tax faces uphill fight

John Siciliano · November 8, 2016 5:01 am

Doctors are more than mere scientists with a license to meddle with people's bodies. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Don’t create the capitol of death

Washington Examiner · November 3, 2016 4:01 am

"This situation is unacceptable. It's unacceptable to have any students expelled, not just Robert Barber, but any students, with a lack of due process," Michael Baumgartner said. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Washington state senator stands up for student due process

Ashe Schow · November 2, 2016 6:50 pm

Washington may go for a $13.50 minimum wage, which would be the highest anywhere. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

Vote for economic reality at a minimum

Washington Examiner · October 30, 2016 5:00 am

Referendum pushes identity theft, but it would stymie groups seeking to inform union members of their rights. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith)

Seattle union spends $1.8M to change disclosure laws in its favor

Sean Higgins · October 27, 2016 9:23 pm

Some of the same applications that have become the "favorite technologies" of the Islamic State and other terrorist groups because they're impossible to hack into are also becoming popular with Washington, D.C. lawmakers, staff and consultants, raising new questions about government transparency. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

National Security

Jihadists’ favorite messaging apps gain popularity in DC

Joel Gehrke · October 24, 2016 4:01 am