Marissa Rathbone

TWIO (This Week in Olympia) Your Friday Podcast with Marissa Rathbone

The Washington Association of School Administrators will be posting a short podcast from Marissa Rathbone on a regular basis throughout the 2026 Legislative Session. This podcast will focus on key legislative issues in the state of Washington to keep WASA members informed of hot topics and emerging conversations in Olympia. More info can be found on our website at https://wasa-oly.org.

Author

Marissa Rathbone

Category

Government

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Mar 13, 2026

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Episodes

Week 7 Update -- 2/24/2020 25.02.2020

Legislative budgets were released this week. This podcast reviews a few of the key points of those budgets.

Week 6 Update -- 2/17/2020 18.02.2020

This update discusses the Legislature's upcoming 'budget phase' as this session moves towarda closure.

Week 5 Update -- 2/10/2020 11.02.2020

Week 5's podcast reviews the Legislature's cut-off deadlines, action on Staffing Allocations, and the WASA/WSSDA/WASBO Legislative Conference

Week 4 Update -- 2/3/2020 04.02.2020

This podcast discusses some of the priority legislation expected to die when the Legislature's self-imposed cut-off arrives. Additional discussion on action regarding WASA's main priority this session: enhanced staffing allocations

Week 3 Update -- 1/27/2020 28.01.2020

This week's podcast reviews SEBB bills from last week and levy bills this week.

Week 2 Update, 1/20/2020 21.01.2020

In the second week of session, multiple bills will be heard that would clarify (and narrow) SEBB eligibility--a major WASA priority.

Week 1 Update, 1/14/2020 14.01.2020

introduction to the 2020 Legislative Session and WASA's 2020 Legislative Updates

Week 15 Update -- 4/22/2019 23.04.2019

This podcast reviews the major K-12 issues legislators are wrestling with in the last week of the 2019 Regular Session

Week 14 Update -- 4/15/2019 16.04.2019

As the Regular Legislative Session nears its end, we discuss major K-12 issues still in play.

Week 13 Update -- 4/8/2019 09.04.2019

With  House and Senate budgets released and adopted, budget negotiations begin -- with key K-12 education issues still undecided.

Week 12 Update -- 4/1/2019 02.04.2019

This update provides information on the Senate's new 2019-21 Operating Budget proposal.

Week 11 Update -- 3/25/2019 26.03.2019

Today's update provides information on the House's new Operating Budget proposal

Week 10 Update -- 3/18/2019 19.03.2019

Legislative update, following the Legislature's house of origin cut-off

Week 9 Update -- 3/12/2019 12.03.2019

Week 9 Legislative Update from WASA

Week 8 Update -- 3/4/2019 05.03.2019

Get up to speed on current legislative issues with WASA's short and informative podcast.

Week 7 Update -- 2/25/2019 26.02.2019

Latest episode of WASA Legislative Report with Dan Steele

Week 6 Update -- 2/18/2019 19.02.2019

Latest episode of WASA Legislative Report with Dan Steele

Week 5 Update -- 2/11/2019 12.02.2019

Week 5 Update

Week 4 Update — 2/4/2019 04.02.2019

Latest episode of WASA Legislative Report with Dan Steele.

Intro & Week 3 Update — 1/28/2019 29.01.2019

The introductory episode of WASA's new podcast, the Legislative Report with Dan Steele.

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