On Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Rep. Roger Freeman, D-Federal Way, joined 60 AmeriCorps members at the Dumas Bay Centre to honor their commitment to service. “Representative Freeman’s speech…
Rep. Freeman Honors Federal Way AmeriCorps Program
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House Higher Education chair seeks videos, photos on student debt
Lowering the costs of a college education and easing the burden of student debt are two top legislative priorities for Representative Larry Seaquist (D-Gig Harbor), chair of the House Higher…
Local citizens make the trip to Olympia on MLK Day
KING 5 has a nice story and video about citizens spending their day off traveling to Olympia to meet with their representatives in the House and Senate. Here’s a link…
Rep. Hunter looks to curtail abuses of alternative school program
It’s called Alternative Learning Experience, and it’s a state-sanctioned program that allows school districts to set up non-traditional educational programs for students who are ill-suited to conventional classroom instruction. But…
Local students pitch reforms to lawmakers
by Krystal Wells, intern at the House of Representatives Can a high school student write a law? The answer may surprise you. Snohomish High school students have been coming to…