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The Housing Unlock
Washington legalized the missing middle. Now comes the harder work of building it — and the three reforms that decide whether the law becomes housing.
The 47 Index: Spring Briefing
Our quarterly read on whether Washington is becoming an easier place to build, create, and live. This quarter: permitting speeds up, the grid tightens, and a quiet win on apprenticeships.
AI in the Real World
Past the demos and the doom: how a port authority, a rural clinic, and a state permitting office are quietly using AI to do more with the same number of people.
The Grid That Says Yes
Washington has some of the cleanest power in America and a queue of projects waiting years to plug in. Inside the interconnection reform that could change that.
Permitting Is State Capacity
The unglamorous truth about Washington’s ambitions: nearly all of them route through a permit office. Here is how to make those offices fast.