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| Whatcom鈥檚 new Superior Court judge has tribal background | Whatcom County will have its first Native American Superior Court judge in 2015. When Raquel Montoya-Lewis begins her term in January, she also will be the only Superior Court judge of tribal descent in the state. |
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| Colleges offer to freeze tuition, but only if they get more state funding | Washington鈥檚 public four-year colleges and universities would agree to freeze tuition for another two years if the state Legislature increases college funding by 16 percent, the presidents of those institutions said Thursday. That 16 percent, which would total $198 million, would also鈥 |
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| DelBene visits Western to learn more about STEM education | |||
| Gov. Inslee鈥檚 budget office says $583 million of pay adjustments for state-paid workers are 鈥渇inancially feasible鈥 | Gov. Jay Inslee鈥檚 budget office on Friday certified that more than $583 million in labor contract agreements for 2015-17 are financially 鈥渇easible.鈥 That determination frees Inslee to include the contracts in his proposed two-year budget, which is due for public release during the week of鈥 |
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| Guest: Don鈥檛 rob higher education to fund other education mandates | WASHINGTON鈥橲 Office of Financial Management recently warned the state鈥檚 public universities to expect severe budget cuts in the next fiscal year 鈥 possibly up to 15 percent. Much of the impetus for this threat comes from the state Supreme Court鈥檚 requirement that the Legislature live up to the鈥 |
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| Why North Dakota is increasing, not cutting, higher education | When the great recession hit in 2008, most state legislators, including those in Washington, made up for a shortfall in revenue by cutting funding to higher education. That鈥檚 why college tuition skyrocketed over the past few years, often by double-digit amounts, at public colleges and鈥 |
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| Washington state budget outlook predicts shortfall | Washington state lawmakers are facing a projected budget gap of more than $2 billion for the next two-year budget ending in mid-2017, in large part due to a new voter-approved initiative to shrink class sizes, according to a state budget outlook released Wednesday. |
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| Here we go again: State鈥檚 U.S. House incumbents sailing to re-election | By now you鈥檝e heard how much Americans despise the gridlocked Congress. Its job-approval rating stood at 13 percent in recent polls by CNN and Fox News. A survey last year found cockroaches and used-car salesmen held in higher esteem. |
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| Late ad blitzes landing in Senate races going over the top | This year鈥檚 crop of campaign ads in Washington state races might seem nastier than in past years 鈥 or they might not. It depends on where you live. The reason is simple: Few seats in the Legislature have a shot at switching parties this fall, so huge amounts of advertising are landing in鈥 |
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| Whistleblower Act provides avenue for employees to report improper action |