Find out how the issues of the day – the state budget, health care, education, the environment, transportation, and more – impact citizens and communities throughout Washington. Host Jessica Gao interviews and profiles the policy experts who make the decisions in Olympia and the people who are impacted back home.
And watch the special two-part Impact documentary,
The Quest for Quality: The Debate Over Education Reform and Funding
The Impact airs:
Wednesdays at 7 & 10pm
Sundays at 5 & 9pm
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The Impact is sponsored with generous support from Comcast and the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters.
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Oregon voters pass two tax increases, surprising even lawmakers who supported the measures. We go to Oregon's capitol to ask what budget and tax lessons Washington lawmakers can learn. Also: the array of early learning proposals this session.
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We take a closer look at what proposed furloughs for public employees could mean for state services. Plus, we travel to Kitsap County to see the budget crisis on the local level. How county commissioners say the legislature can help.
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Runtime:54Min Ref#:2010010171
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We examine public safety proposals in response to the series of shootings that left six officers dead last year. Plus, sex trafficking gangs are targeting girls here in Washington State. We'll show you how lawmakers want to curb the trend.
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Runtime:60Min Ref#:2010010102
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Lawmakers kick off the 2010 legislative session and the governor delivers her State of the State address, as the state faces a $2.6 billion budget shortfall. Plus, we examine the pros and cons of legalizing and taxing marijuana.
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Runtime:55Min Ref#:2010010069
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In a special budget edition, we take a comprehensive look at the challenges of the $2.6 billion shortfall in the 2010 legislative session: which programs could be cut, what taxes could be raised, and where government reforms could save money.
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Runtime:45Min Ref#:2010010049
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Maurice Clemmons -- the suspect in the Lakewood officer shootings -- had his sentence commuted in Arkansas. So, how does the pardon/clemency process work here in Washington State? We'll take a closer look. Plus, wind power vs. the marbled murrelet.
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Runtime:36Min Ref#:2009120073
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The governor rolls out her proposed budget for 2010, including $2.6 billion in drastic cuts. Lawmakers share their take on the plan. Also, where are your holiday donations really going? We'll explain how to find out which fundraisers to avoid.
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Runtime:35Min Ref#:2009120066
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New building codes make homes more energy efficient but more costly as well. In this bad economy, is this right time for the changes? Plus, we visit the state's newest university to learn how it's improving health care access across the state.
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Runtime:35Min Ref#:2009120039
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn proposes delaying math and science graduation requirements. We hear from him and the opponents to the idea. Also: a plan to stabilize tuition at the state's four-year universities.
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Runtime:34Min Ref#:2009110095
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An episode on schools - the State Supreme Court shoots down a funding lawsuit by Federal Way Schools. We explore if there are legislative remedies to the "fair funding" issue. Plus, a proposal for req. intervention for low performing schools.
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Runtime:32Min Ref#:2009110093
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