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The legislature continues to work their magic. The good news is that a number of education bills did not make it beyond the first policy...

The Washington State Legislative Session for 2026 is 60 days of hectic activity. With close to 500 bills introduced to date, it is like a...

Session has concluded and the Governor has acted. Here is brief summary of pension, health care, and other legislation that will impact school districts, present...

Action has centered around floor debate and voting on proposed bills from the opposite house. As explained previously in the TWIO, if any bill is...

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...

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...

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...

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...