Washington could soon be saying “pencils down” to a long-standing and often-criticized graduation requirement. While students across the country take federally required high school math and English tests, Washington is…
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The Columbian: Small schools face big challenges in Clark County
It only hits Green Mountain School District Superintendent Tyson Vogeler when he hears other superintendents talk about their issues and what they’re doing to fix them. “They’re going to Rotary…
AP: NW measles outbreak sparks bitter debate over vaccine exemptions
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A measles outbreak in the Vancouver area has revived a bitter debate over so-called “philosophical” exemptions to childhood vaccinations as public health officials across the Pacific…
The Columbian: House Bill targets vaccine exemptions
In response to a measles outbreak that has spread from Clark County to King County and Oregon, legislators have introduced a bill that would prohibit children from being exempted from…
KUOW: The fight against measles, in the hospital and in Olympia
Governor Inslee has declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak: this is what people are doing on the legislative and public health fronts to stop it. Washington parents…
KEPR: Measure increasing legal age of tobacco sales on its way to fiscal committee
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Department of Health and Human Services says each year nearly 14 thousand kids try tobacco for the first time. A bill in Olympia is trying to…
TVW: Legislative Democratic Leadership Media Availability
Senate and House Democratic Leaders gather for their weekly media availability at the state capitol.
TVW: Legislative Democratic Leadership Media Availability
Senate and House Democratic Leaders gather for their weekly media availability at the state capitol.
KIRO 7: New bill would remove personal objection from measles vaccine
In the midst of a measles outbreak in southern Washington, state legislators introduced a bill that would eliminate personal exemptions for the MMR vaccine. On Monday, health officials said there…
Kent Reporter: Women of color
The Washington State Legislature welcomed one of its most diverse cohorts of elected officials in state history on Monday. The most recent class includes a female majority in the House…