Students are required certain vaccinations to go to school, including MMR – or Measles, Mumps, Rubella – which requires two doses. More than 50 cases of measles have been confirmed…
Hats off to state Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, for introducing a bill to help Washington join a nationwide trend away from high school exit exams. Research shows these exams do…
Washington lawmakers heard from both vaccine skeptics and supporters during the first public hearing Friday morning for a bill that would remove the state’s personal exemption for the measles mumps…
The Washington Health State Department shot down speculation that Clark County’s measles outbreak has a confirmed “patient zero” on Wednesday. As the county’s confirmed measles cases rose to 51, along…
A new house bill could add pressure on Washington parents to vaccinate their children, and it’s generating discussion from people on all sides of the vaccination argument. HB 1638 —…
Senate and House Democratic Leaders gather for their weekly media availability at the state capitol.
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…
Friends: Just a few weeks ago, I started the 2019 Legislative Session and we’re off to a busy start here in Olympia. My office receives tens of thousands of constituent…
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…
Friends: Just a few weeks ago, I started the 2019 Legislative Session and we’re off to a busy start here in Olympia. My office receives tens of thousands of constituent…
