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Summer Stinson

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July 5, 2017  |  By Summer Stinson

WPD Calls For Governor to Veto Corporate Tax Breaks

ACTION NEEDED! Please CALL GOV. INSLEE: 360-902-4111 on Thursday, July 6! Parents are asking Gov. Inslee to veto a huge new tax cut for businesses that was created in the budget deal. Here’s the story: Even as legislators failed to fully fund public schools, they added a section to the funding bill (SSB 5977) that […]

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May 23, 2017  |  By Summer Stinson

Actions 4 Education

Olympia is in budgetary deadlock and yet there is work to be done. WPD is continuing to advocate during special session(s) and ask you to please review and engage in these Actions 4 Education to amplify our collective voice in calling for new and fair revenue to fully fund education:   1. UPDATE on the Senate Republicans’ Property Tax Hike […]

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May 8, 2017  |  By Summer Stinson

Actions 4 Education!

The legislature is now well into special session. Two weeks ago,  WPD organized and showed up in force to address Senator Dino Rossi’s (R – 45th LD) political stunt of sponsoring SB 5929, an identical version of the House Democrats’ revenue package, HB 2186, at the Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing. The hearing room and two overflow rooms were packed, with […]

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April 26, 2017  |  By Summer Stinson

Actions 4 Education – Start of Special Session

The Legislature entered Special Session – here are this week’s key Actions 4 Education The 2017 legislative session ended yesterday with no negotiated budget and no resolution for education funding. As parents and allies whose mission it is to see basic education fully funded, we are extremely disappointed that the legislature is entering a special […]

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April 1, 2017  |  By Summer Stinson

No Joke! Actions 4 Education

STATEMENT ON HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ BUDGET The House Democrats released their budget this past Monday. It’s a good start, getting us closer toward fulfilling the constitution’s guarantee of full and ample funding for our schools. Their plan adds billions of dollars in new revenues from capital gains taxes and higher taxes on larger businesses. We support […]

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March 9, 2017  |  By Summer Stinson

ACTION ALERT – Tell your legislators it’s time to fully fund our schools!

ACTION ALERT FROM SUMMER STINSON, VP, WASHINGTON’S PARAMOUNT DUTY   Efforts to fully fund our public schools are still being held up in the state legislature. While Senate Republicans finally passed the levy cliff extension yesterday after much pressure from parents, they also proposed a deeply flawed funding plan that doesn’t add up. Democrats haven’t […]

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