Seattle and Washington State

Does $15 per hour mean more money for most?

August 24, 2016

Seattle's decision to hike up minimum wage to $15/ hour was a bold proposal from the beginning and is just now starting to play out. The most obvious concern surrounding this new wage level is that fewer people will be able to find jobs at all. Seattle stated before the enactment of this policy t...

Heroin and Homelessness in Seattle

August 23, 2016

In June we wrote about Seattle's potential plans for addressing the homelessness epidemic. Homelessness and substance abuse share a strong connection for a variety of reasons both simple and complex. Many if not most of Seattle area residents have seen or heard how heroin has become a real epidem...

City of Seattle hopes to set precedent on paid family leave

July 7, 2016

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has proposed an extension to Seattle's parental leave permitted to city employees. He plans to replace the current four-week policy with a new eight week paid leave for employees with infants or ill family members. This eight-week period would effectively be a minimum; the...

Volunteer Attorneys are working to provide free legal services to those in greatest need.

June 23, 2016

Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, a religious based care and recovery program, teamed up with a group of attorneys in an effort to help Seattle's huge homeless population combat overwhelming legal issues by providing free legal services and counsel. A large percentage of Seattle's homeless citizens...

Housing for Seattle’s Homeless Population…

June 16, 2016

It doesn't take statistical analysis for Seattleites to see that homelessness is a problem locally. The Seattle area saw a 19 percent increase from 2015 to 2016 in people living without shelter, from 3,772 to more than 4,500. This is an 84 percent increase from 2011. The Seattle Times recently pr...

High Society: Washington State’s Recreational Cannabis Law and Its Effects on Child Custody and Visitation Rights by Dana Petersen

May 22, 2016

Cannabis use and its effects on Child Custody and Visitation Rights

It’s Game Day!!!!! – Lessons from Pete Carroll

February 1, 2015

Win Forever for Parents and Children - what parents can learn from Pete Carroll.