Critics call Senate’s proposed cuts to schools, health care ‘devastating’: Education and health-care advocates decried the first budget out of the Legislature Monday, calling the Senate’s cuts to public schools, higher education and state health-care plans devastating. | seattlepi.com State Senate budget plan would rescind gains: The state budget proposed by Senate Democrats on Monday [...]
Senate budget proposal round-up. Plus: Sebelius on health care reform.
March 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
State senate to announce budget today. Plus: taxes, health care, child care and basic education finance
March 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
State Senate to announce budget plan on 03/30/3009 at 10:30am: Washington state senators are announcing their plan Monday to cut state spending to help close a budget gap of nearly $9 billion. | Seattle Times Gov. Gregoire’s disappearing act: The Governor, who once talked about using crises to implement big changes, has gone low-key. Lately, [...]
Washington’s Children Hurt By Economic Woes, Literally.
March 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A new report released yesterday by Fight Crime, Invest In Kids Washington shows a sharp increase in cases of child abuse and neglect over the past year – a year in which financial turmoil has caused mounting family stress. The report, released at a press conference in Olympia’s capitol building, featured speakers from the law [...]
Governor Gregoire: Parents should pay for basic education
March 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you have not heard it enough times already, basic education is the “paramount duty” of Washington State according to Article IX, Section 1 of the state constitution. I had understood this to mean that every child in Washington State will have free access to the fundamental education needed to become a productive and engaged [...]
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