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Legislature passes operating, capital budgets, adjourns 2024 session
The Legislature adjourned sine die Thursday afternoon after passing the 2024 supplemental operating budget earlier in the day and the supplemental capital budget on Wednesday. This week also saw final passage of the bill that extends eligibility for the Washington College Grant, College Bound Sch...
Less than a week left in session, opioid awareness bill passes Legislature
Today marks the opposite house cutoff deadline, when bills from the opposing chamber need to be approved to continue in the legislative process. Also this week, Monday marked the last fiscal committee cutoff deadline, when bills with a financial impact coming from the other chamber needed to be v...
Operating budget, House capital budget proposals released
House and Senate budget writers released their versions of the operating budget over the weekend, holding hearings Monday. House capital budget writers also released their version of that budget early this week, following the Senate version released last week. That proposal was heard in committee...
Making the most of your vote
I recently turned 18, and voting has been at the top of my mind. While I have an amazing opportunity to have hands-on experience in our state’s legislature and policy process, it is not the only way to be involved.
Senate capital budget released, committees resume work with opioid education, Running Start expansion, FAFSA rollout on agendas
House and Senate committees got back to work this week as the session reached its House of Origin cutoff deadline Tuesday. That's the self-imposed date in which bills need to be passed by the chamber in which they started in order to continue in the legislative process. The Senate released it...
Session passes halfway mark, opioid awareness, incarcerated student financial aid, competency-based education bills moving
Following Monday's fiscal committee cutoff deadline — when bills with a monetary impact needed to be approved by those committees to continue in the legislative process — this week was dominated by House and Senate floor action. Bills on opioid and fentanyl awareness, financial aid for incarcerat...
Financial aid, free college bills moving after first cutoff
The Legislature reached its first cutoff deadline of the 2024 session Wednesday, when bills needed to be voted out of their policy committees to continue in the legislative process. Community and technical college system-supported bills are moving, including ones on financial aid support, expandi...
Advocating as a college student
Last week I testified for the first time before the House Postsecondary Workforce and Education committee in support of House Bill 2309 which would establish the Washington 13 Free Guarantee. This bill would guarantee more high school graduates the means to pursue a postsecondary education at com...
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