Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

What an amazing week of advocacy here in our Washington and in the “other” Washington, our nation’s capital. Our 12 principals arrived just in time...

As important deadlines are past and/or upcoming, negotiations between leadership, caucus members, and legislators of the opposite party are occurring behind closed doors. Those outside...

This was another full week in the Legislature with jam-packed agendas in committee hearings, a bit of floor action sprinkled here and there, and plenty...

The Senate budget proposal has been released. The House proposal is yet to come. The big-ticket items have been covered earlier in this TWIO. The...

March can feel like a long and busy month in schools, and it is the same in the Legislature. This week, there were lots of...

The revenue forecast is set to be released on the afternoon of March 20th. Budget releases and hearings follow shortly after. Therein lies the importance...

The deadline for bills to pass their house of origin has passed. Committee agendas are now full of hearings on bills from the opposing house....

On the morning of the house of origin cutoff, SB 5175 passed the Senate. Many thanks to all of you who engaged with your Senators...

We are halfway to the end of this year’s legislative session, and we are fast approaching the next legislative cutoff date when bills must pass...