Mary Strow

InFocus podcast: Preliminary state economic forecast, Supreme Court ruling on Spokane initiative

Common Ground podcast: State Reps. Riccelli & Zeiger on bipartisanship

McCleary planning bill making way through Senate

Last week we updated you on the status of legislation to set a timeline for state compliance with the McCleary ruling (which dealt with state funding for K-12 basic education). The Senate Ways & Means Committee held a hearing on the Senate bill earlier this week. In public testimony, several education groups were concerned about moving the […]

Policy Today podcast: Teacher shortage

InFocus Podcast: Minimum wage for franchises, McCleary update, How increased hip & knee replacements affect quality of life, health-care sector

The latest on McCleary & K-12 education funding

You practically need a flow chart these days to keep track of what's happening on McCleary (the 2012 state Supreme Court ruling – which the Legislature is in the midst of complying with – that said the state is unconstitutionally not paying the full cost of basic education). The big remaining task of the state is […]

Opportunity Scorecard update: Washington drops to 28th

Opportunity Washington is out with the first update to its quarterly Opportunity Washington Scorecard. The Washington Research Council is a partner with Opportunity Washington on the Scorecard, which is a data-driven analysis of 50-state performance across three categories: Achieve (education quality and outcomes) Connect (transportation efficiency and reliability) Employ (economic vitality) We track 16 variables, using data […]

Policy Today podcast: Rep. Dan Kristiansen on Charter Schools, McCleary

InFocus Podcast: Bad news for I-1366, plus a new state employment report

Policy Today podcast: Tax burden on Washington businesses