Washington State Wire is an independent nonpartisan news gathering organization focusing on Washington state government and the policies that affect Washington residents' daily lives. We're a hybrid of original content and news links aggregated from other sources — sort of a sifting of the most important stories we see here in the state's capital city. We're not just a blog — we like to think of ourselves as part of the next wave of journalism, sort of an evolutionary step in the news business. We invite you to read what you see on our "front page," and follow some of the links we've posted — and judge for yourself.