Dear Neighbors, House policy committees did not meet last week, but legislators were busy hearing bills in the House fiscal committees. Bills were required to pass out of these committees…
Rep. Tina Orwall’s e-newsletter for March 8, 2013
Tag: education
Rep. Luis Moscoso’s Legislative Update – March 8, 2013
Dear Neighbors, Since my last update the legislative process has progressed past two sets of deadlines that bills must survive to continue being considered. Now, my colleagues and I are…
House approves another round of education bills
Education was the main focus of the Legislature this week. While the Senate was passing bills that would grade schools, hold back third-graders, and reform the recently-reformed teacher/principal evaluation system,…
House approves package of Haigh bills
As a critical deadline approaches, the House of Representatives has approved a number of measures introduced by Rep. Kathy Haigh (D-Shelton). Covering issues ranging from high school dropouts to local…
Washington schools could suffer under sequestration
Automatic federal budget cuts kicked in on Friday as a result of Congress’ failure to reach a compromise spending plan. While programs like Social Security and Medicare will largely go…