Seattle Public Schools seeks $60 million from state to prevent budget cuts
In one scenario posed by the district, it would have to make up to $28.6 million in school staff and program cuts unless it gets help from the Legislature.
Top Washington lawmakers promise to protect trans kids
Washington Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins issued a joint statement vowing to ...
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Parental rights showdown: WA lawmakers accuse one another of lying about student privacy
Democrats and Republicans in Washington traded verbal fireworks Tuesday over House Bill 1296, a measure about parental rights ...
WA Dems, GOP clash over proposed rewrite of parents’ ‘bill of rights’
The clash between state Democrats and Republicans over proposed changes to Washington parental rights is getting national ...
Gov. Ferguson, AG Brown and lawmakers are up for pay raises. How much will they make?
Their salaries are set every two years by the Washington Citizens Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.
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Democratic lawmakers vow to ‘Trump-proof’ LGBTQ+ rights and DEI protections in WA
Washington Democratic legislative leaders made it clear on Tuesday that they intend to "Trump-proof" the state from federal interference.
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The Mystery of the Four Bobs
Which of these four Bobs did we just elect to the governor’s office? All of us contain multitudes, of course, and our new ...
Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from female sports
President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's ...
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Gov. Ferguson, AG Brown and lawmakers are up for pay raises. How much will they make?
House Speaker Laurie Jinkins and Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, for example, would go from making $70,716 to $75,688 effective July 1, then $80,494 beginning in July 2026. Of note ...