Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Since covering pension/retirement/health insurance issues on behalf of WASA and AWSP, there are a few important points we have learned. This is just a brief...

Hearings and any resulting actions moving bills out of committees have begun as both houses move toward the first cut-off date. This is only a...

In the beginning, there were close to 300 bills pre-filed even before the Legislature convened. And then, once started, new bills continue to be introduced....

Through the magic of "Twitterverse", I stumbled across this blog post by Chris Lehman from a number of years ago. It is a letter to...

Passed this session, HB 1599 transforms the assessment expectations for graduation and how students can approach fulfilling requirements for earning a diploma. We know principals...

The great mystery is the upcoming release of the agreed upon 2019–21 budget. It is to be released Saturday, the 27th. While budget negotiations were...

After this last deadline, attention now moves to both chamber floors. Action will primarily consist of both chambers debating and voting on bills that have...

Here are some recent articles that might interest you if you are trying to keep track of budget discussions. This article is by DJ Wilson...

Following marathon hearings by the fiscal committees in both houses, the chambers are now publicly engaged in floor action where numerous bills are debated and...