OLYMPIA – Negotiators representing all four legislative caucuses reached an agreement on Tuesday evening on a proposed $4 billion capital budget, which funds construction projects for schools, colleges, parks,…
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Shutdown averted – here’s what’s in the new state budget
Dear Friends & Neighbors, We are expecting to pass an agreed upon operating budget late tonight. It makes a historic investment in our K-12 system, keeps us from laying-off over…
Renewed hope for thousands of high school seniors waiting on lawmakers to act
OLYMPIA – Thousands of high school seniors received renewed hope for brighter futures today with the passage of HB 2224 by the House of Representatives. After weeks of negotiations with the…
State government shutdown would hurt families, schools, businesses of the 1st Legislative District
OLYMPIA—A state government shutdown has never happened before in the history of Washington state. But what happens if a budget agreement isn’t reached by June 30, the end of the…
Agreement reached on testing requirements for high school graduation
Agreement reached on testing requirements for high school graduation OLYMPIA, Wash. – Students in the high school graduating class of 2017 who did not pass state-required standardized assessments will be…