OLYMPIA – Rep. Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle) and Sen. David Frockt (D-Seattle) have introduced the Washington Promise. The Washington Promise would assure qualifying high school students that they will be able to…
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Seattle Representative Gerry Pollet proposes treating tax exemptions like budget line items
OLYMPIA – While education is constitutionally underfunded and children’s classrooms are overcrowded, the state offers hundreds of tax exemptions that account for hundreds of millions of dollars, with little to…
Rep. Pollet’s work secures first in the nation consumer protections for e-cigarettes and “vape” products.
OLYMPIA – Washington will become the first state in the nation to ensure e-cigarettes and “vape” products are labeled with health warnings and nicotine content. “Washington is taking a big…
Why I Opposed Charter School Bailout Bill
I heard from hundreds of constituents asking me to oppose the charter school bailout legislation which passed the House on March 9th, and only a few constituents asking me to…
House passes first-in-nation measure to protect students from excesses of for-profit colleges.
OLYMPIA – Thousands of students in Washington and across the country have incurred massive student loan debts and been defrauded by for-profit colleges and universities using deceptive marketing practices. Today…
House passes first in the nation consumer protection bill on e-cigarettes and “vape” products
OLYMPIA – Washington will be the first state in the nation to ensure consumers know the actual nicotine content and what toxic and carcinogenic substances are in e-cigarettes and “vape”…
Free community college proposal gets public testimony in house Higher Education Committee: will open the door to opportunity for Washington families
OLYMPIA – The House Higher Education Committee heard public testimony today on HB 2820, the Washington Promise. Rep. Gerry Pollet, (D-Seattle), introduced the Washington Promise program in the House (Sens….
Washington Promise to be heard in House Higher Education Committee
MEDIA ADVISORY Who: Representative Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle) What: The Washington Promise (a bill to provide tuition free community college) will receive a public hearing in the House Higher Education Committee….
Pollet pushes bill to reign in for-profit college excesses
OLYMPIA – On the day after the Washington House of Representatives Higher Education Committee held a hearing on the legislation to protect students of for-profit colleges from deceptive claims and…
Excerpts from the FTC lawsuit against DeVry University
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. DEVRY EDUCATION GROUP INC., formerly known as DeVry Inc., a corporation; DEVRY UNIVERSITY, INC., a corporation; and…