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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - Page updated at 01:34 p.m.

Just Fix It: A Seattle Times editorial board initiative

The Seattle Times editorial board has begun a conversation about how government at all levels should respond to the new economic realities. These suggestions, including from Times readers and community leaders, are aimed at how government at the federal, state and county levels can make changes to better serve constituents, including reinvigorating the economy. Read Ryan Blethen's column introducing the Just Fix It series.

State


Higher education, University of Washington, Washington State University, Higher Education Coordinating Board, Community colleges, Tuition, Regulation, Technology maintenance agreements, Performance agreements, Employee benefits, Washington Federation of State Employees, Washington Education Association, Public employee unions, Public-employee compensation, Tax loopholes, Agriculture, Business tax, Tax exemptions, Business and occupations tax, Sales tax, Income tax, Tax reform, Gov. Chris Gregoire, Rep. Ross Hunter, Sen. Lisa Brown, Sen. Ed Murray, Speaker of the House Frank Chopp, Rep. Gary Alexander, Sen. Mike Hewitt, Sen. Joe Zarelli,

Editorials

Who is making a difference in Washington's 2012 legislative session

Editorial chart: Losing kids on the path to prosperity

Washington's legislative education chairs stalled reforms to improve education

Fighting fraud in public assistance, from debit cards to child care

Reform Washington state's pension system to help state close its budget gap

Education reform proposals, including charters, could improve Washington state

UPenn report confirms state officials failed leadership on higher education

Washington Supreme Court ruling should take education cuts off the table

Washington lawmakers, try these ideas for reforms

Special session | Washington lawmakers must embrace true reform, compromise and, possibly, a modest sales tax increase to solve budget crisis

Legislature must reform and invest in Washington's education system

Reader voices

Reader suggestions | Higher education

Reader suggestions | K-12 education

Reader suggestions | Raising revenue

Reader suggestions | Rebuild cities

Reader suggestions | Cut spending

Federal


Just fix it, Federal government, Federal, Budget, Deficit, Deficit reduction commission, Entitlements, Social Security, Medicare, Taxes, revenues, President Obama, Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Harry Reid, Speaker of the House John Boehner, Municipal bonds, Super-rich, Mortgage interest deduction, Defense Department, War, Pentago, Iraq, Afghanistan, Federal debt, New normal, Recession, Reset, Washington state, Washington Legislature, State government, Deficit, Budget shortfall, Collective-bargaining, Core functions of government, Public safety, Priorities of government, Basic Health Plan, Disability Lifeline, Medicaid, Health care

Editorials

Pentagon spending gets overdue scrutiny

Canada offers a blueprint for how the United States can fix itself

Three areas to mine new tax revenue: the superrich, municipal bonds, mortgage-interest deduction

Bring entitlement spending under control

Bloated Defense Department budget must be scrutinized

Reader voices

Reader advice for the deficit-reduction committee

Reader advice for the deficit-reduction committee: military spending

Reader advice for the deficit-reduction committee: taxes, entitlements

Reader advice for the deficit-reduction panel: discretionary spending

Archive coverage

Editorial | Crisis in state's funding of higher education puts our future at risk

Editorial | Protect taxpayers from the waste, fraud and abuse of wartime contracting

Editorial | Washington state's glumness index dives off the charts

Editorial | Sen. Murray must balance all needs on supercommittee

Editorial | Gov. Gregoire's prudence on budget is justified

County


King County, King County executive Dow Constantine, King County Council, Binding arbitration budget deficit, Taxes, Reset, Recession, Bus drivers, Metro,

Editorials

King County government adjusts to leaner times

King County making badly needed changes

Binding arbitration is a relic of better economic times

Lean: getting a better grip on King County's cost-spending curve

Reader voices

Reader advice | King County reforms

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