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 —…
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TVW: Legislative Democratic Leadership Media Availability
Senate and House Democratic Leaders gather for their weekly media availability at the state capitol.
The Columbian: Standardized tests and graduation: ‘Delinking’ push on
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…
Weekly Roundup: Gun Safety and Tobacco 21
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…
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…
Weekly Roundup: Education Funding and Climate Change
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…
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…
It’s time to enact simple majority for school bonds (HJR 4203)
February 25, 2019 The Arlington Times: Arlington schools bond falls again; can’t clear super majority hurdle; a look at how precincts voted February 23, 2019 The Arlington Times: Arlington schools…
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…