Thursday, July 14, 2016

McCleary Update: Supreme Court's July 14 Order

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You may be aware that today the Supreme Court issued an Order in the McCleary case setting a hearing for September 7, 2016.  Click here f...
Monday, April 25, 2016

Ed Funding Task Force Sets Interim Schedule, Topics to Start

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Members of the eight-member Joint Legislative Education Funding Task Force created by ESSB6195 during the 2016 session decided they would...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

2016 Legislative Session Summary

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When legislators convened for the start of the 2016 session on January 11, everyone expected lawmakers to finish on time or even a little e...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Budget Deal Struck, Legislature Returns to Work

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The state Senate returned to Olympia Monday afternoon, starting with overrides on 27 Senate bills vetoed by Governor Jay Inslee March 10 t...
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Monday, March 14, 2016

Special Session Called, Budget Still to Be Done

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After the Legislature gaveled the 2016 regular session to a close around 9:30 p.m. March 10, lawmakers found themselves called back into a ...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Sine Die Day!

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Sine Die day dawns with no budget agreement. Today marks the 60th day and the end of the regular session, and while budget negotiators...
Monday, March 7, 2016

Legislature Down to Four Days Left in the Regular Session

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Friday, March 4 was the final day for bills to pass out of the opposite chamber from which they were introduced. The exceptions are bills t...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Washington State Board of Education Community Forums

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The State Board of Education (SBE) will hold a board meeting March 9-10 in Renton. Public comment is scheduled during the meeting; however...
Monday, February 29, 2016

Leap of Faith, 10 Days Left in the 2016 Legislative Session

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Last week’s legislative activities flew by, with House Democrats kicking off Monday by releasing their 2016 supplemental operating budget. ...