Retirement

The deadline is fast approaching for bills to be heard and then voted out of committee. They are then passed to their respective Rules Committee...

The two main issues of importance this week are the continuing need by districts to increase the pool of substitutes available and the re-emergence of...

There are two “W’s” that come into play now that the first major deadline has passed. “Whew!” is the first one. Bills that have failed...

Bills are clearly on the move through both chambers as they race to meet the March 11 deadline where bills need to clear their chamber...

February 27 is the deadline for all bills from fiscal committees to have passed out of committee. Attention then focuses on floor action. All bills...

Two important legislative cut-off dates are February 20 and February 27. The first date is when all policy bills have to have been heard by...

The beauty of the democratic system is that citizens have access to their political leaders. And often, those leaders listen and respond. This has certainly...

The availability of substitute teachers is a real problem for school districts across the state. The good news is that legislators have clearly heard from...

In 2012, ESSB 5940 regarding school employee benefits passed. It directed the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) to collect data on the health plans...