Here’s what TVW will be covering live this week:
Monday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m.: A joint legislative committee tasked with interacting with the Washington Supreme Court on education funding issues will meet in Seattle. The high court issued an order earlier this year requiring the Legislature to come up with a plan by April 30 explaining how the state will fund schools through 2018.
The committee will discuss the court’s order, as well legislation related to education funding that was passed or proposed during the 2014 session. TVW will live webcast the meeting at this link.
Monday, April 14 at 10 a.m.: Gov. Jay Inslee‘s Results Washington group will meet to discuss progress on the initiative, which intends to bring “lean management” techniques to state government in five areas: education, environment, health, economy and government.
The meeting will focus on the “Sustainable Energy and a Clean Environment” category. Participants include Inslee, Dept. of Ecology director Maia Bellon, Dept. of Fish & Wildlife director Phil Anderson, Dept. of Health Secretary John Wiesman and several others.
TVW will live webcast the meeting at this link.
Tuesday, April 15 at noon: The Legislative Ethics Board will discuss meals and drinks that are provided as gifts to legislators. It is the first step in developing a formal rule on the issue. The discussion comes out of news reports about several Washington lawmakers who regularly allow lobbyists to pick up dinner tabs.
The meeting agenda also includes “informal advice” about two proposed trips by legislators. TVW will air the meeting live on television and webcast it at this link.
Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m.: The three government agencies in charge of the Hanford nuclear waste cleanup are holding a “State of the Hanford Site” public meeting to discuss cleanup progress, challenges and priorities related to the site. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will deliver presentations and hold an open discussion about Hanford.
TVW will live webcast the public forum at this link.
Wednesday, April 16 at 3 p.m.: The Economic and Revenue Forecast Council will present a budget outlook. The meeting will be live webcast by TVW at this link.