Seattle has a new Mayor, it's second female in the office in 91 years, and she quickly proceeded to tell citizens she's pushing for free community college programs.
Some may not have heard of the McCleary Decision, but it's largely the reason why the Washington State Legislature has had to go overtime at least four of the last five years in Olympia. It's largely the reason the state has had such difficulty balancing it's budget.
County commissioner Bill Elfering is making a tough call and saying no more economic and community development money from Oregon's lottery will be given to small local groups to help promote their events. The money can be better spent, he said.
Two years ago, Rep. Dan Newhouse narrowly defeated Clint Didier in the race to see who would replace the retiring Doc Hastings from the 4th Congressional District. Despite having a distinct fund-raising advantage, Newhouse beat Didier by only a few percentage points. It was the first time in state history that two candidates from THE SAME party faced each other in a Congressional election.
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We're not legal experts, but now many are questioning if the State Supreme Court has the legal authority-within the Constitution-to boss the Legislature around.
Over 8 days of collective bargaining discussions have failed to produce a contract agreement with teachers moving forward, so the district is looking for a mediator.
In 2012, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled the way the state legislature funded education was "unconstitutional." This became known as the McCleary Decision. Again this year, the legislature must provide a "progress report" to the Court - it's expected next week.
Gov. Jay Inslee's office announced over $18 million in job-creation grants Wednesday expected to save energy from a wide variety of projects across the state.