Month: January 2012

  • Landmark Supreme Court Case

    The week before session the Washington Supreme Court decided the McCleary case unanimously in favor of the plaintiffs – two families and a number of school districts who claimed that the state had historically underfunded its primary duty to fund education. As those of you who have followed my writings over the years know, I…

  • School Funding Reform

    I’ve created a new page on my website, not just a blog post, that provides background and current documents on my local levy shift proposal. If you click on Reforming School Funding in Washington in the title bar above you’ll see the page.

  • 48th Legislative District Town Hall Meeting set for Jan. 4

    Sen. Rodney Tom will join Rep. Ross Hunter and Rep. Deb Eddy in a town hall meeting Wednesday, Jan. 4, to discuss the 2012 legislative session. The 48th District lawmakers will solicit constituents’ concerns and priorities and answer questions from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the council chamber room of Bellevue City Hall at…