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		<title>Week 1 of Session: Let&#8217;s Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Legislative session kicked off on Monday, and we covered lots of ground here on the blog and on Legislative Review, our 10-minute wrap-up of the day&#8217;s events that airs nightly at 6:30 p.m. on TVW. Here&#8217;s a quick look back at what happened this week. Monday: Opening ceremonies got underway with speeches from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education reform group announces package of bills including charter schools, teacher evaluation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We&#8217;re here because we believe that education is truly the answer,&#8221; said Rep. Eric Pettigrew, kicking off the education reform press conference where he and a handful of other lawmakers are unveiling their ideas for the session. He said 11 students per hour drop out in this state, and many fourth graders aren&#8217;t reading or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed benefit plan would consolidate benefits for K-12 employees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning the Senate Health and Long-Term Care committee heard details about an overhaul of the healthcare benefit system for nearly 200,000 public school employees. The proposal would consolidate the healthcare plans of 295 school districts, and include medical, dental and vision. Life insurance and long-term disability would be left to the individual school districts. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Gregoire discusses sales tax hike, gay marriage and medical marijuana</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just wrapped up an interview with Gov. Chris Gregoire as part of our special opening day edition of &#8220;The Impact.&#8221; You can catch the rebroadcast at 7 p.m. tonight, and we&#8217;ll post web clips as they become available. Gregoire spoke about her proposal for a half-cent state sales tax hike, gay marriage, education reform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Larry Haler: &#8220;We have reached the breaking point&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Flemming</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In just a few minutes TVW will be on air with legislators with discussions spanning the topics of the budget, jobs, and higher education. So far, we&#8217;ve spoken with Senators Ed Murray and Mark Schoesler about the budget and Senator Derek Kilmer about job creation. In our discussion about higher education with Representative Larry Haler, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today on TVW</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Flemming</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ll be interviewing legislators from 10 a.m. until noon on air. We have interviews lined up with Governor Chris Gregoire, budget writers, and legislators working on same-sex marriage, higher education, transportation, K-12 education, and more! Stay tuned, and right after that, you can watch the opening ceremonies live on TVW starting at noon.]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Chris Gregoire unveils her education reform proposals</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2011/12/gov-chris-gregoire-unveils-her-education-reform-proposals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Chris Gregoire, unveiling her education reforms, said the current evaluation system for teachers and principals isn&#8217;t working. She&#8217;s proposing a new, four-tiered plan where low-performing teachers and principals can be fired if they don&#8217;t improve over a set period of time. She said as with any profession, sometimes teachers or principals &#8220;just aren&#8217;t cut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 12th grade could soon become a &#8220;launch year&#8221; for budding professionals</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2011/03/the-12th-grade-could-soon-become-a-launch-year-for-budding-professionals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2011/03/the-12th-grade-could-soon-become-a-launch-year-for-budding-professionals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill that would turn the 12th grade into a “launch year,” where students could earn credit toward anything from a professional certificated to a baccalaureate degree, is getting its second public hearing this morning. The idea was proposed by Gov. Chris Gregoire as part of her sweeping reform plan for the education system and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Superintendent reacts less than enthusiastically to Governor&#8217;s sweeping education proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is safe to say that Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn did not break out the champagne this morning when he heard Gov. Chris Gregoire&#8217;s plans to reform Washington&#8217;s education system.  Her proposal would include folding all of the state&#8217;s eight education agencies into one and appoint a Secretary of Education, who among other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Secretary of State Sam Reed: Referendum 71, the Heritage Center and more</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2009/08/qa-with-secretary-of-state-sam-reed-referendum-71-the-heritage-center-and-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2009/08/qa-with-secretary-of-state-sam-reed-referendum-71-the-heritage-center-and-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Q&#038;A is with Secretary of State Sam Reed. I interviewed Reed in his office this morning, and have included the entire interview below. Q. What are the challenges facing your office now? A. Right now, the number one would be this Referendm 71. We&#8217;re checking the signatures on petitions now. One reason it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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