From LivingGreedy.com: vs. Hey neighbor, can you spare 6%? We like visitors from Oregon, Montana, and Canada, and we like it when they shop here too, but not enough to pay their sales tax for them. That’s why we think it’s a pretty sweet deal to trade in the sales tax refund for out-of-state shoppers [...]
$88 million for out-of-state shoppers or kindergarten for thousands of Washington children?
February 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Just A Penstroke Away…From Quality Early Learning
March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We just got the big exciting news: Next Monday afternoon, Governor Gregoire will be “taking action” on two important early learning bills we recently told you about. HB 2731 and SB 6759. HB 2867, which deals with our youngest learners (birth to age 3), is also scheduled for action. (shhhhh. be wery wery quiet. “taking [...]
“Small miracle” bills = Big victory for Washington’s kids!
March 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Last night, just moments before the gavels simultaneously banged and called an end to the tumultuous 2010 Legislative session, the House took their final vote and passed their final bill, HB 2731. And earlier in the night, the Senate triumphantly passed SB 6759. As Representative Ruth Kagi passionately stated in her final speech last night [...]
How you can keep Washington’s schools strong — even during a budget crisis
January 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
If this is what is happening in Bellevue, imagine what’s happening in the rest of the state: “This year’s [2009] budget cuts resulted in 60 Bellevue teachers losing their jobs, elimination of all librarians in secondary schools, and larger class sizes for all students. In my school we had to eliminate popular dance and drama [...]
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