'If it weren't for the screening she wouldn't be here'

By Elisa Jaffe

Summary

Last Valentine's Day, Tacoma General Hospital started screening newborns for heart defects. If they found just one, they said, the program would be a success. Elisa Jaffe shows us one of the little lives that's been saved.

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Facing a $2.6 billion deficit, some lawmakers want to roll back I-960 to make it easier to raise taxes. Should lawmakers:

  • Override I-960 and allow a simple majority to raise taxes
  • Keep I-960 and require a 2/3’s vote for tax increases