OLYMPIA – Washington State Senate Republicans are holding firm on claims that their budget invests more money towards public schools while providing tax cuts for 83% of taxpayers despite nonpartisan…
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State Republicans’ education funding plan shortchanges 1.1 million students
Olympian op-ed: State budget requires bipartisan compromise
Originally published in The Olympian, May 16, 2017. By Rep. Beth Doglio Approving the state’s two-year operating budget is always the toughest challenge for the Legislature. This year is no…
Stonier bills revived in legislative special session
OLYMPIA – Two bills aimed at expanding school nutrition programs and protecting student loan borrowers from predatory business practices gained new life in the Legislature today during the first…
We need both sides at the table to finish our work
Session wrap-up The 2017 regular legislative session will officially end this Sunday, April 23rd. In my final video of the session, I discuss what’s left to do and how Spokane…
House puts a record $1 billion toward building local schools
State construction budget also invests $800 million in higher education projects OLYMPIA—On a bipartisan vote of 95-2, the House of Representatives passed a state construction budget with a massive $1.8…