Homeless funds at risk unless Legislature acts By REP. DAVID SAWYER AND SEN. DON BENTON Special to The Olympian March 7, 2014 In Thurston County, an emergency shelter, two youth…
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2014 Supplemental Budget
The House and Senate introduced budgets about two weeks ago that were similar in some ways, but radically different in others. We negotiated and came to a bipartisan solution that…
Lawmakers pass 24-credit HS diploma; NCLB waiver bill dies
Lawmakers pass 24-credit HS diploma; NCLB waiver bill dies. The first in a series of notes on this year’s session. I can no longer write a summary of what happens…
Moeller cites House hits, Senate misses in 2014 session
House of Representatives Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Moeller offered the following review of this year’s completed session: “Just a few hours after we started the 2014 session, the House of…
Farrell to continue push for transparency in oil shipments
With the passage of today’s supplemental budget the Legislature has acknowledged the dangers that come with the shipment of oil through our state. Today’s budget will include a $300,000 appropriation…