Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s almost Independence Day and the final lap of the 2015 marathon in Olympia is around the corner. Governor Inslee signed the operating budget on June…
Washington’s 2015 Legislative Marathon
Two minutes will change your mind about high-stakes testing
Five minutes could restore the hopes and dreams of 2,000 career and college-bound students. By Rep. Chris Reykdal (D-Tumwater) I hope you are spending some quality time with your friends…
Thursday, July 2
PRINT Associated Press Gov. Jay Inslee signs new two-year state budget (Hargrove, Hunter) Washington quietly gives Microsoft a tax increase Inslee signs recreational pot reform bill (Carlyle) State Legislature…
Kilduff: State budget invests in public schools, cuts college tuition
OLYMPIA—The new state budget puts a record amount of new funding into our public schools and cuts college tuition without raising new taxes. “This is a budget for the people,…
Cleveland, Moeller, Wylie: “Transportation revenue package good for the state, includes projects for 49th LD”
The Washington State Legislature passed a 16-year, $16.2 billion transportation revenue package that invests in transportation infrastructure projects across the state through an 11.9 cent gas tax, motor vehicle fees,…