Alex Fryer

Jennifer Godfrey sat in the audience at Benaroya Hall watching two young women she had coached play classical bass. While the strains of Copland, Mozart and Haydn filled the hall that day in February 2025, she was distracted and troubled. On her phone, sh... See more

These days you need a scorecard to keep track of all the forensic financial examinations, audits and “mea culpas” coming out of state and local government. Maybe it’s telling us something: Our appetite for paying taxes is greater than governments’ ability... See more

WA: The wild political ride that brought light rail to the Eastside A long time ago, in a galaxy we call home, this region went through Mode Wars. As in — what was the best way to handle all the traffic gumming up the economy and sucking the life out of r... See more

A long time ago, in a galaxy we call home, this region went through Mode Wars. As in — what was the best way to handle all the traffic gumming up the economy and sucking the life out of residents? More freeways? More buses? Light rail? To newcomers, all t... See more

In all the hue and cry over taxes in Olympia this year, there was one seemingly overlooked fact. State lawmakers plugged a budget hole by tapping about $880 million from the state’s rainy day fund, officially known as the Budget Stabilization Account. By ... See more