If you spend any time on social media, you’ve likely run into the financial doom-scrolling aesthetic. It’s a very specific brand of modern victimhood, usually framed like this: “In 1955, a guy could work 40 hours a week stamping license plates, buy a four-bedroom house, support a family of five, and retire with a pension….
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson agreed to a $4,000 ethics settlement after admitting he violated state ethics law by flying former adviser Mike Webb on a State Patrol aircraft. Furthermore, the same week the settlement was announced, Axios revealed a secret approval policy requiring most state agencies to clear press releases and reporter responses through the…
A King County DCHS program manager allegedly funneled approximately $813,000 in public grants to her own daughter, two brothers, a cousin, and a sister-in-law through 19 contracts issued between 2022 and 2025. Furthermore, county officials received a complaint about the conflict of interest as early as 2020 — and did not formally investigate until 2025….
