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Opinion: The state overpaid unemployment benefits during the pandemic and Washington taxpayers are footing the bill
…on Policy Center believes ESD officials need to provide the public with more transparency into its internal policies.
Opinion: State salary report shows running a school district is often the best job in town
…shington Policy Center believes that it’s important for the public to be informed about how much school leaders are paid and how effective the system is at educating children. Washington State Fiscal…
Athletics: Woodland schools dealing with major cuts to athletic department
Paul Huddleston, athletic director, said coaches and community members are rallying, looking for creative solutions after the recent levy failure for Woodland Public Schools led…
Opinion: The state overpaid unemployment benefits during the pandemic and now doesn’t want the money back
…Policy Center states that ESD officials need to provide the public with more transparency into its internal policies.
Vancouver Public Schools Levy approved by voters
It appears voters have approved a Vancouver Public Schools’ Replacement Levy for Maintenance and Operations while voters in Washougal and Woodland have said no to levy requests by thos…
Washington Republican activists look for ways to make gains in two years
State Sen. Ron Muzzall said that it was vital that state Republicans talk ‘with people that we might not 100% agree with’ to find ‘common ground.’
Governor’s budget proposal is a disappointment for Washington families, says Sen. Lynda Wilson
The budget leader for Washington’s Senate Republicans said the 2023-25 operating budget proposal made public Wednesday (Dec. 14) by Gov. Jay Inslee fails to put priority on issues that…
Republican leader says lowering tuition is fairer to students, families than subsidizing unpaid loans
Sen. John Braun offered a comment about Washington’s history of controlling tuition costs and whether a state-level version of the Biden loan-forgiveness is possible
U.S. senator: ‘COVID cartel’ still ‘clinging’ to failed pandemic policies
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who has provided platforms for medical scientists who counter the government’s COVID-19 narrative, said Wednesday…
Republicans offer long-term plan to rescue family and medical leave program without rate hike
Republican senators have introduced a plan to rescue the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave insurance program and put it on stable footing…
Senate Republicans step forward with sweeping proposal for tax relief, reform to help families, job creators
Sen. Lynda Wilson said the capital-gains income tax that was passed by majority Democrats in 2021 but wouldn’t be collected until 2023 can be repealed without…
Sen. Lynda Wilson’s plan for property-tax relief gets boost from latest revenue forecast
Sen. Lynda Wilson, who serves on the ERFC as Republican leader on the Senate Ways and Means Committee, said legislators need to turn the state’s recent gain in revenue into good news for…