OLYMPIA – Early learning advocates cheered when it was announced in December that our state would receive a $60 million Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant. Yesterday, the…
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Statement by Rep. Eric Pettigrew on the passage of collaborative schools legislation
March 6, 2012 “Earlier this session I stood with legislators from across the state, Democrats and Republicans, to introduce a package of bills designed to close the achievement gap in…
Statement by Rep. Kevin Van De Wege (D – Sequim), on the retirement of Congressman Norm Dicks:
“I congratulate Congressman Dicks on his decades of service to the people of his district and to our entire state. He has been a hardworking and tireless advocate for family-wage…
State Rep. Jim Moeller’s statements about the House budget
The supplemental budget we’ve passed in the House tonight (by a vote of 53-45) maintains a good portion of the Basic Health program for working families. We preserve the Disability…
State Rep. Jim Moeller’s statements about the Columbia River Crossing legislation
The tolling authorized in this legislation (which passed the House, 65-33) is in fact a principal funding mechanism for mega-projects now underway around our state. The Transportation Commission could impose…