Day 37: Let’s review

February 16th, 2010 by Niki Reading | Filed under Uncategorized.

Today:

- Sen. Rodney Tom discussed a bill to merge state Parks and the Department of Fish and Wildlife with the Department of Natural Resources to save about $10 million a year.

- Sen. Joe Zarelli introduced a bill to reform the way education is funded. The bill would cut levy authority by 12 percentage points — to 12 percent, in most cases — and increase the property tax.

- Sen. Jim Kastama said his bill to dedicate lottery funds to higher education has support from House leadership but is going to be an uphill battle. That has a hearing tomorrow.

- The Senate debated a bill to provide public funding for Supreme Court races, then dropped the debate once it was ruled a tax increase under Initiative 960.

- The Senate passed the 520 replacement bill, over Sen. Ed Murray’s protests.

- The U.S. Supreme Court said they’ll hear Washington’s R71 case over public records on April 28.

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One Response to “Day 37: Let’s review”

  1. Week 6: Let’s Review (and a mini-preview of next week) | 19/02/10

    [...] Tuesday: Sen. Rodney Tom discussed his bill to merge state parks, the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. Sen. Joe Zarelli introduced a bill to tinker with property and levy rates to direct more to the state, meaning fewer schools would rely on levies. The Senate debated providing public funding to Supreme Court races, but a 960 challenge suspended debate. And the U.S. Supreme Court said they’ll hear Washington’s R71 case — over whether the petition signatures should be public record — on April 28. [...]