OLYMPIA -- The House of Representatives gave overwhelming support to a $480 million trim of the state's troubled General Fund budget, despite complaints by Republicans that it was too little and disappointing. On an 86-8 bipartisan vote, the House members agreed this evening to a…
OLYMPIA -- Bad teachers and principals could be fired at the end of a school year if they don't improve under a series of education reforms proposed today by Gov. Chris Gregoire. State universities would also set up "laboratory" schools in failing schools across the…
OLYMPIA -- Despite misgivings that it was too meager, the House Ways and Means Committee gave overwhelming support to a $480 million change in the state's financially strapped budget. Committee Chairman Ross Hunter, D-Medina, called it a downpayment. Rep. Gary Alexander of Olympia, the Republican…
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