OLYMPIA – The state House today passed a supplemental budget for the 2017-2019 biennium that includes major new investments in higher education. In addition to fully funding the State Need…
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House budget proposal would expand higher education access on Kitsap Peninsula
OLYMPIA – The budget proposal released today House Democrats includes funding that expands access to higher education on the Kitsap Peninsula. It allocates money for a four-year early childhood education…
House budget proposal includes major wins for higher education
OLYMPIA – The state funding backlog for a program providing college financial aid to students from families with low incomes is on track to be fully eliminated under the budget…
Chapman: Lawmakers making quick progress on rural jobs
Rural manufacturing tax break gets hearing on Feb. 16 OLYMPIA—Legislation to help create jobs and boost development in timber and farm country is moving forward in the House and Senate,…
Rep. Orwall’s video update: Mental Health in Higher Ed / Student loans
Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, talks about her House Bill 2513, which provides mental health support for college students, and her House Bill 1169, which will bring much needed relief…