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A colleague just observed: WA could be 1st
state in union to close down a bunch of highperforming schools. @WA_Charters
Robin Lake (@RbnLake), director of the Center
on Reinventing Public Education, Feb. 25
Good work @awbolympia for your help garner
unanimous votes in the House & Senate on this!
Michelle DeLappe (@mdelappe), state and local
tax law attorney, March 7

OT aside, this was a relatively short #waleg
session. Compared to 6 months last year &
the 45 months they’ll need in ‘17 to tackle
McCleary.
Joe O’Sullivan (@OlympiaJoe), reporter for
The Seattle Times, March 29

Excited that HB 2565 was signed into law! A
step towards making WA more biz friendly!
http://1.usa.gov/1RPU4Y4 #waleg

Thanks to @awbolympia for hosting
@UKinUSA colleagues and @TataCompanies
Paul Brooks for low carbon discussion. pic.
twitter.com/vqbQIRY7RW

Rep. Brandon Vick (@brandonvick), tweeting about
legislation reducing how often local governments
can change sales tax rates, March 31

Robin Twyman (@RobinTwyman), consul for
business and government affairs at the United
Kingdom government office, Seattle, March 3

In 2013 #waleg provided $6,770 per K-12
student. By next yr: $9,024. Putting students
ahead of growing gov’t. #waedu

Pretty sure the phrase “notwithstanding the
governor’s veto” will be tacked onto the end of
every sentence I say for a while. #waleg
Sen. Joe Fain (@senatorfain), March 28

Out-of-context #waleg quote:
“Because something’s historic doesn’t mean
it’s not tedious.”
Rachel La Corte (@RachelAPOly), re