In last year’s supplemental budget, the legislature allocated funds to accelerate student learning and target the achievement gap through research-based techniques in two Seattle schools. Aki Kurose Middle School Academy…
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Legislative update from Rep. Eileen Cody
Greetings from Olympia! Believe it or not, we are already two months into the 2013 legislative session. The session follows a cut-off calendar, which determines the deadlines for public hearings…
Suffrage Centennial Celebration
This weekend marks the Suffrage Centennial Celebration, when we honor the women who fought for their right to vote exactly one hundred years ago. Women in Washington gained the right…
Rep. Mike Sells – Legislative Update, Mar. 1, 2013
House policy committees did not meet this week, but legislators have been busy hearing bills in the House fiscal committees. Bills must pass out of these committees by Friday, March…
Listen to the 19th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall
Representatives Dean Takko, Brian Blake, and Senator Brian Hatfield held a telephone town hall on Wednesday, February 27. If you missed it, you can listen to it now: