Jill Jackson
Seattle
Articles by Jill Jackson
Washington 9th Graders Perform Better With New Program, but Funding Isn’t Guaranteed
Across Washington state, schools rolled out a support system designed to help high school freshmen over the last few years. In the Ninth Grade Success initiative, teachers and other school support staff pair up with students dealing with low grades, truancy, poor behavior and more. A recent state evaluation shows it’s working: More students pass their classes and stay on track to graduate, a report for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction shows.
Opinion: Could a New Federal Tax Credit Help Washington Students?
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Jill Jackson
Jill Jackson is a communications consultant, former journalist and managing partner at Monument Advocacy. She has two kids in Seattle public schools.
2 'Old-Fashioned' Duties That Make Someone An Incredible Wingman
Okay, you got the call. It's the moment you've been training for. Your friend has asked you to be his wingman and yes, I said his wingman, because even though women have "wing women," it's a different ballgame. If you're a woman who goes to a social gathering alone, guys will come up to you anyway. If you're a dude at the bar alone, unless you're Jon Hamm, you are viewed as the creep who came alone and will go home alone. Too often, being a wingman gets a bad reputation.
Advice from a recovering journalist - Editor and Publisher
In my journalism days, I would have much advice for communications professionals. ... But now, I have some advice for journalists, having seen the institution from the outside and watched a decline in its credibility.” Jill Jackson | for Editor & Publisher Nearly three years ago, I left journalism. I still loved the work and the adrenaline rush that accompanied a breaking news story but was burning out fast, leading NPR member station KUOW’s newsroom in Seattle.
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best Resigns
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best resigned late Monday just hours after the Seattle City Council took its first major action to cut resources from the city’s police department. “This was a difficult decision for me,” Best said in a letter to officers at the Seattle Police Department.
Public media leaders oppose judge ruling to turn over footage to Seattle Police
We, the undersigned public media institutions of Washington State, stand with our fellow news outlets in voicing our deep concern and strong disagreement with the recent decision in King County Superior Court that would compel The Seattle Times, KIRO 7, KING 5, KOMO 4 and KCPQ 13 to hand over unpublished images and video to the Seattle Police Department.
Seattle police force protesters out of CHOP zone, make arrests
Seattle police moved in early Wednesday morning to disperse protesters in the area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP. The action came after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an emergency order to vacate Cal Anderson Park and the area around the East Precinct police building. Officers with bikes worked their way back into the area and "did not meet very much resistance," according to journalist Omari Salisbury, speaking on his Converge Media stream.
Trump targets Seattle at Oklahoma campaign rally
President Donald Trump used part of his campaign speech in Tulsa, Oklahoma Saturday to criticize Seattle's handling of protests against racial injustice. He specifically addressed the Capitol Hill Organized Protest area, aka the CHOP. "In Seattle, the Democrat mayor and the Democrat city council have surrendered control of six city blocks," he said.
‘Cards for Seniors’ delivers joy at a distance
By Jill Jackson/RSAA marketing Wednesday Apr 1, 2020 at 3:29 PM ASHEBORO — The Randolph Senior Adults Association (RSAA), along with a bevy of local volunteers, are working hard to let area seniors know that people care about them, especially during this period of social distancing and staying at home.
A newsroom guide to covering the coronavirus outbreak
“Never good when someone calls an 8 p.m. presser,” texted KUOW reporter Ann Dornfeld the evening of Friday, Feb. 28. I looked down at her message on my phone and gave my husband an apologetic look that he knows means, “I’ve got to work, the kid’s bedtime is on you tonight.” Ann was right. It was not good.
First U.S. death from presumed coronavirus case in Seattle-area, Washington health officials say
The patient died at a hospital in Kirkland, Washington. The first presumed death from Coronavirus in the United States occurred just outside Seattle at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Washington. The cause must be confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control, but the deceased patient and a second patient tested positive at the hospital. Governor Jay Inslee and Washington State health officials confirmed the news.
New coronavirus cases found in King and Snohomish counties
Washington state is now home to two newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease, or COVID-19. The two “presumptive positives” announced by state and county health officials Friday night included a Snohomish County high school student with no recent overseas travel and a King County woman in her 50s who’d recently returned to the United States from South Korea.
Supreme Court ruling: What happened in the courtroom
Belly dancers Angela Petry, left, and Jennifer Carpenter-Peak, both of Washington, dance outside the Supreme Court in Washington,Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington, as part of a demonstration as the Supreme Court is expected to rule on President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (CBS News) The weather was already hot and humid at 8:30 a.m. as the drama of today's Supreme Court health care ruling got going.
Gov. Jay Inslee drops out of presidential race
Governor Jay Inslee is dropping out of the race for president of the United States. After 174 days, two democratic debates and more than $580,000 in Washington taxpayer dollars spent on campaign security details, he told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that it’s time to step out. "It’s become clear that I am not going to be carrying the ball, I’m not going to be president, so I am withdrawing tonight from the race,” Inslee said.
"Pledge to America" Unveiled by Republicans (Full Text)
Members of the Republican House leadership, from left to right, Michigan Rep. Candice Miller, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, Illinois Rep. Peter Roskam, Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, California Rep. Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Leader John Boehner, introduce the party's new "America Speaking Out" campaign at the Newseum May 25, 2010, in Washington.
Seattle gets blanketed by half a foot of snow - and there's more to come
Politics 2 slides A state of emergency remains in place in Washington state Saturday as snow continues to fall. Sea-Tac Airport recorded 6.4 inches for snowfall Friday night. The average amount of snow Seattle sees in an entire year? 6.8 inches. Love the snow, or hate it, residents should prepare for more. The National Weather Service expects the freezing temperatures and snow to continue throughout the day with more possible early next week.
Sen. Joe Fain concedes to Democratic challenger amid rape accusation
“I look forward to supporting her during the transition in any way I can” Fain wrote in Facebook post. He posted to Facebook just hours after the latest King County ballot drop showed Das extending her lead to more than 500 votes. If Fain had stayed in the race, there would almost assuredly have been a recount.
J50 has been found. Now biologists must figure out how to save her
The emaciated, 4-year-old orca had seemingly gone missing over the weekend, leading some biologists to worry that she may have died. Plans were underway to feed the young whale with live salmon – possibly laced with medicine – or to inject her with antibiotics, in the hopes of saving the youngest orca in this endangered group.
VOTE: What do you want to know about homelessness in our region?
Last week, KUOW and news organizations throughout Seattle partnered for #Seahomeless media day. We asked our audience to submit questions about homelessness in our region. Between the Evergrey, Crosscut, ParentMap, Patch, Real Change and the Seattle P-I, we received more than 400 submissions. Now, we ask for your help deciding which question KUOW will answer. Each news outlet narrowed the questions down to three.
Legislative typo sparks drama in House
(CBS News) Somewhere in the United States Capitol today, a poor Hill staffer is having a very bad day. And all over two pesky letters- U and N. It all started with a bill Republicans call the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act. It's meant to cut burdensome regulations that House Republicans say get in the way of small businesses being able to expand, hire and conduct every day business.
Rep. Peter King shrugs off McCarthy comparisons over Muslim radicalization hearing
Rep. Peter King discusses his hearings on Muslim radicalization with CBS News' Nancy Cordes, March 8, 2011. CBS Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, told CBS News Tuesday afternoon that if he could plan Thursday's hearing on Muslim radicalization over again, he would change nothing other than his opponents' "hysterical" response. The planned hearings are causing concern among Muslim Americans and civil right activists, who say that they unfairly single out one faith.
Issa demands answers on possible State Dept. misconduct
Amid reports that the State Department sought to cover up potentially damning information about misconduct among its employees, House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is demanding a briefing on all matters related to the potentially compromised investigation, CBS News has learned exclusively.
House GOP listens as Republican senators talk immigration
As Congress continues work on immigration reform, conservative House Republicans plan to meet with a group of select senators Wednesday to talk all sides of the issue. Special guests at the House-side meeting will include Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; Mike Lee, R-Utah; Jeff Flake. R-Ariz.; Rand Paul, R-Ky.; and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.
House Judiciary: Did Eric Holder lie under oath?
The House Judiciary Committee is looking into whether Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath during his testimony earlier this month on the Justice Department's seizing of journalists' records, CBS News has confirmed.
With deal in sight, "Gang of 8" continues immigration talks
Bipartisan senators working on a broad immigration overhaul are nearing agreement on a process for the roughly 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the United States to legalize their status and possibly achieve citizenship. While aides caution that details are still being worked out, and nothing is final until the language is drafted by staff and members sign off, the broad framework for legalization is becoming clear.
Signs of "real progress" on immigration reform in House
By Jill Jackson, Stephanie Condon / CBS News/ March 15, 2013, 4:36 PM House Republican leaders met today with the GOP members who are working with Democrats to craft a comprehensive immigration reform bill, indicating they've made "real progress" on the issue, according to a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., met this morning with the House Republicans involved in the talks, including Reps.
What's in the Republican budget plan?
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled a budget today that looks extremely similar to last year's plan with one major difference: it eliminates the budget deficit in 10 years rather than the 25+ years in his past plans. Democrats predicted that acceleration to balance the budget to lead to an even more divisive budget filled with unpopular cuts to domestic programs that benefit the poor.
House GOP attempts to avert a government shutdown
Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky. / AP With the next potentially bloody budget battle on the horizon, House Republicans are trying to get ahead of government shutdown talk by passing their own bill this week to fund the government past March 27 when current funding expires and to potentially soften the blow from some of the sequester cuts implemented last week. Chairman of the House Appropriations Committeee, Rep.
U.S. Capitol official: Obama wrong on janitors' pay cut
By Jill Jackson, Steve Chaggaris / CBS News/ March 1, 2013, 8:03 PM During his news conference to announce that he and congressional leaders failed to avert the sequester cuts going into effect tonight, President Obama gave several examples of people who will be directly affected by the cuts. It turns out, however, that one of those examples was in error.
Not surprisingly, House Republicans pan State of the Union
Play Video Obama: Both parties know sequester cuts "a really bad idea" It shouldn't come as a shock that congressional Republicans weren't very impressed by President Obama's State of the Union address.
Gabrielle Giffords, husband Mark Kelly to attend State of the Union
By Jill Jackson, Jake Miller / CBS News/ February 9, 2013, 6:05 PM Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz., sits with her husband, Mark Kelly, on Capitol Hill in Washington Jan. 30, 2013. / AP Photo Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and her husband, Mark Kelly, will attend President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday as guests of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Rep.
Colbert: Congress less popular than colonoscopies
By Jill Jackson, Lucy Madison / CBS News/ February 8, 2013, 1:18 PM Comedian Stephen Colbert made a "surprise" appearance today at the House Democratic retreat, delivering a characteristically unpredictable performance in which he proclaimed himself "best frienemies" with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, sang the Star Spangled Banner with Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., and threatened to bring up his sister's eighth grade diary as a key issue in her congressional campaign.
House GOP to seek three-month debt limit hike
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Seeking to gain the upper hand early in debt limit negotiations, House Republicans announced Friday they will take up a roughly three-month debt limit hike next week.
House GOP make their "fiscal cliff" counteroffer
Updated 4:55 p.m. ET Play Video "Fiscal cliff" negotiations continue House Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans have offered a counter-proposal to the latest White House offer to avert the "fiscal cliff," by raising $800 billion in tax revenue and cutting entitlement spending.
House GOP makes their "fiscal cliff" counteroffer
Play Video "Fiscal cliff" negotiations continue House Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans offered a counter-proposal to the latest White House offer to avert the "fiscal cliff" today by raising $800 billion in tax revenue and cutting entitlement spending.
GOP: White House "fiscal cliff" idea "a joke"
The White House made an offer to House Republicans today to avert the fiscal cliff that Republican aides familiar with the talks panned as "a joke", "an insult" and "a complete break from reality." A Republican aide familiar with the offer that was presented to House Speaker John Boehner by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and White House congressional liason Rob Nabors confirmed that the $4 trillion package would raise $1.6 trillion in tax revenue up front.
The "fiscal cliff" explained
Congress is coming back to town after a month-long election-related break and the most contentious issues of the last four years - jobs, taxes and the economy - are set to return as well-with a vengeance. Finding a solution to avoid the "fiscal cliff" - the scheduled tax increases and spending cuts set to go into effect in January - will be the top priority of congressional leaders and President Obama in the lame duck session that will likely go all the way to Christmas.
7 reasons to care about this year's House races
It's easy to just dismiss the race for the House of Representatives this election. Republicans have a large majority in the House today with 242 seats while Democrats hold 193. Democrats would need to win a net of 25 seats to take the chamber and respected campaign handicappers like Charlie Cook and Stuart Rothenberg agree that it will be tough for Democrats to even break out of the single digits.
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