Wasa Legislative Report With Dan Steele

The 2023 Session is 1/5 of the way to Sine Die on April 23. Priority K-12 legislation continues to move, while we continue to deal with some negative issues, too.

The 2023 Legislature is moving quickly. Education priority bills--and bills of concern--are already on the move.

Legislators are already moving quickly to hear and advance bills--including some key K-12 issues.

Jan. 9 is the first day of the 2023 Session. The engagement process for this session is reviewed.

The 2022 Legislature has adjourned. This podcast provides a brief review of the final budgets and some of the key bills.

The last week of session has arrived. We await final budget negotiations and continue to fight for bills remaining on the table

The Legislature has hit the homestretch as budgets move to negotiations and bills make a final run at passage.

Budget Week on Olympia. As the Legislature starts to wind down, budget introduction, debate and negotiations heat up. There's good news--and not so good news for K-12.

House of origin cut-off arrived this week--and K-12 priority bills continue to move. Revenue Forecast to be released this week, starting the Budget process.

The Legislature just moved past two major cut-off deadline. Hundreds of bills immediately died; however key K-12 issues continue to move. We need your help to keep them alive!

One-third of the Session is done. The first cut-off dates arrive this week, with key K-12 bills on the move. Budget discussions will begin soon; stay tuned!

Action continues in Week 3 with cut-off dates right around the corner. Major K-12 priorities are on the move--along with some concerning legislation. Listen in...then engage!

Major K-12 priorities are already on the move, but we have to keep the heat on.

Opening Day podcast with information on remote Legislature and key K-12 bills

The last week of the 2021 Session has arrived. All three biennial budget continue to be negotiated behind the scenes, with potential problems for the Capital and Transportation Budgets. Stabilization bills continue to move as well.

The last cut-off date has passed and the Legislature moves into its final phase. The focus is on resolving differences in bills between the houses--and finalizing budgets. Time is short, but your advocacy can still have an impact for K-12.

Budget negotiations have begun in earnest--and we need your engagement for a final push. Critical K-12 areas of the budget are unresolved and we need educators to speak up.

Final legislative deadlines are approaching as the end of session is in sight. Budget-writers have released six budgets--and they are all on the move!

Following last week's revenue update, it's "Budget Week" in the Legislature. All six legislative budgets are set to be released this week--setting the stage for final showdowns and the closure of this session.

The cherry blossoms are starting to pop on the Capitol Campus--must be budget time! The Revenue Forecast will be released Wednesday and a Senate budget shouldn't be far behind.