EOI Updates Seattle’s encouraging move towards universal retirement coverage October 2, 2017 / October 26, 2026 by John Burbank Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess has announced his intention to implement a retirement savings plan for private sector employees whose employers do not provide any kind of retirement savings vehicles. In the Seattle metro region, that’s about a third of all workers. While Mayor Burgess’ proposal is far from righting the pension rollbacks of the past […] Read more »
EOI Updates Underfunding college shifts burden, debt to students September 20, 2017 / October 30, 2026 by John Burbank The reason we don’t fund public education isn’t because we can’t; it’s because there isn’t the political will. Read more »
EOI Updates Instead of funding Boeing layoffs, let’s fund higher education August 24, 2017 / October 26, 2026 by John Burbank Our state leaders have said they understand the importance of higher education for Washington’s citizens, yet disinvest in public education at the same time. When the state decreases funding for schools, tuition rises, making higher education increasingly out of reach for many, unless they take out gargantuan student loans. We could afford to fully fund […] Read more »
EOI Updates Shame on Boeing for endorsing Trump’s racism August 16, 2017 / October 26, 2026 by John Burbank Watching the nation’s white nationalist-in-chief Donald Trump yesterday was a wrenching experience. Trump defended white supremacists, saying that people who associate with them aren’t all “bad guys” and blamed the “Alt-Left” for standing up to neo-Nazis in Charlottesville. Although all of his lieutenants looked uncomfortable, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao looked like she was trying […] Read more »
EOI Updates UW minimum wage study: Disconcerting, distorted and biased July 10, 2017 / October 26, 2026 by John Burbank This past month, researchers at the Evans School of Public Policy at the University to Washington released a study funded by the Arnold Foundation[1] of the minimum wage increases in the city of Seattle.[2] They asserted that the minimum wage increases resulted in losses of hourly work and total income for workers making less than […] Read more »
EOI Updates Refusal to re-balance taxes hinders schoolkids June 15, 2017 / October 30, 2026 by John Burbank The only realistic way we’re going to ensure educational opportunity for all children in Washington is really a right is with broad-based progressive tax reform. Read more »
EOI Updates Don’t just talk about “world class” education, enable it for all kids in Washington May 31, 2017 / October 30, 2026 by John Burbank A genuinely good education system attracts and retains the best teachers, enables world learning, and encourages literacy in English as well as in other languages. Read more »
EOI Updates If Olympia won’t take action, Seattle should lead the way on education, housing, more May 18, 2017 / October 30, 2026 by John Burbank If Seattle’s proposed income tax ordinance stands up to a court challenge, we will have new revenue for education and housing. Read more »
EOI Updates Just planting a tree can do a world of good May 3, 2017 / October 30, 2026 by John Burbank Our forests are now on their third growth cycle, with smaller and less healthy trees. Read more »
EOI Updates Sound Transit 3 car tab rollback threatens light rail to Everett April 20, 2017 / October 30, 2026 by John Burbank Instead of simply abiding by the voters’ approval of the tax increases necessary to fund mass transit in the Puget Sound area, they are engaging in a bipartisan attack on the election results. Read more »