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Education Funding
5:49 pm
Fri March 1, 2013

Sequester Slashes Washington Head Start, K-12 Funding

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At least 1,000 children could be kicked out of Head Start programs in Washington due to the automatic federal budget cuts that began today.

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Sequestration Gridlock
4:05 pm
Fri March 1, 2013

Sequestration Suspends King County Housing Vouchers

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The King County Housing Authority has stopped issuing new Section 8 vouchers. The program is federally subsidized through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The move is a result of the impending reduction in those funds due to sequestration.

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News From Olympia
10:53 am
Fri March 1, 2013

An Olympia Update With Austin Jenkins And Tom Banse

Washington state capitol
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Washington's capitol.
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Today marks yet another sink-or-swim deadline for bills in the state Legislature to make it out of committee. Which ones have the best chance of survival? It’s all part of our end-of-the-week update with reporters Austin Jenkins and Tom Banse. They will cover everything from sick leave, to education reform, to the State Supreme Court’s recent ruling that lawmakers should only need a simple majority vote to raise taxes. 

State Law
10:09 am
Fri March 1, 2013

Defiance And Praise As Washington High Court Makes Tax Hikes Easier

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Originally published on Thu February 28, 2013 5:45 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Raising taxes in Washington just got a whole lot easier. The state Supreme Court Thursday threw out the requirement that tax increases muster a two-thirds vote of the legislature. Democrats say the ruling will allow more options as lawmakers grapple with ongoing budget woes. But Republicans vow to uphold the will of voters who have repeatedly supported a high bar for tax hikes.

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Supreme Court Tax Ruling
9:31 am
Fri March 1, 2013

Supermajority Ruling Is Personal Defeat For Fiery Initiative Activist

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Originally published on Thu February 28, 2013 5:00 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the two-thirds requirement for tax hikes is a personal defeat for initiative activist Tim Eyman. Over the years, he sponsored three of the five ballot measures that enacted the supermajority rule.

Outside the Capitol after the ruling, reporters noted that Eyman seemed more subdued than defiant.

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College Savings
12:26 pm
Thu February 28, 2013

For Families And Lawmakers, Washington's Tuition Savings Plan Is A Costly Bargain

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Cary and Julie Westerbeck with their latest member of the GET savings plan: daughter Leah
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Halfway through the enrollment season for Washington's Guaranteed Tuition Savings program, the number of new enrollments is lagging compared to the last two years. Consumer confidence in the program is slipping, at least for now, even as state lawmakers express their concerns about the $600 million shortfall in the program.  

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