Washington’s “Cross-Pollination” of Business Blossoming

Construction cranes define the Seattle-area skyline, where luxury apartments squeeze between offices of major tech corporations, as part of a recent growth explosion that has attracted newcomers from around the world and helped transform Washington state. The boom, which extends beyond the urban economic hub to out-state areas as well, has in part over the years readjusted the way state and local leaders consider higher education, infrastructure and innovation.

Senate Republicans release education funding plan

Democrats confer on the Senate floor as the Republican side sits empty during a recess, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. Senators were debating whether to vote on the “levy cliff” bill, which would delay a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect though property taxes.