Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

A collective “ugh” was felt by the education community this week at the Capitol as the House and Senate released their supplemental budgets. Education advocates...

Both the Senate and the House have been busy with committee hearings as the Feb. 21st deadline for policy bills to be released from committees...

Members at all levels across the state continue to report that responding to student behavior is the number one issue impacting their own mental health,...

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...

Legislators grinded through some long hours to meet their deadline of February 13 when bills had to pass off the floor of the House or...

Key deadlines have passed, and all action now moves to committee hearings as opposite house bills are discussed and acted upon. Overlaying all of these...

The Legislature continues its forward progress as they passed the halfway point of this year’s legislative session this week. A second cut-off date was reached...

Debates and floor action continue as both chambers rush to pass house of origin legislation by the end of February 13. The work of all...

The first cut-off of the Session has come and gone. Policy bills not out of committees are ‘dead’, unless revived at legislative whim. Meanwhile, the...