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

Budget Week on Olympia. As the Legislature starts to wind down, budget introduction, debate and negotiations heat up. There's good news--and not so good news for K-12.

House of origin cut-off arrived this week--and K-12 priority bills continue to move. Revenue Forecast to be released this week, starting the Budget process.

The Legislature just moved past two major cut-off deadline. Hundreds of bills immediately died; however key K-12 issues continue to move. We need your help to keep them alive!

One-third of the Session is done. The first cut-off dates arrive this week, with key K-12 bills on the move. Budget discussions will begin soon; stay tuned!

Action continues in Week 3 with cut-off dates right around the corner. Major K-12 priorities are on the move--along with some concerning legislation. Listen in...then engage!

Major K-12 priorities are already on the move, but we have to keep the heat on.

Opening Day podcast with information on remote Legislature and key K-12 bills

The last week of the 2021 Session has arrived. All three biennial budgets continue to be negotiated behind the scenes, with potential problems for the Capital and Transportation Budgets. Stabilization bills continue to move as well.

The last cut-off date has passed and the Legislature moves into its final phase. The focus is on resolving differences in bills between the houses--and finalizing budgets. Time is short, but your advocacy can still have an impact for K-12.

Budget negotiations have begun in earnest--and we need your engagement for a final push. Critical K-12 areas of the budget are unresolved and we need educators to speak up.

Final legislative deadlines are approaching as the end of session is in sight. Budget-writers have released six budgets--and they are all on the move!

Following last week's revenue update, it's "Budget Week" in the Legislature. All six legislative budgets are set to be released this week--setting the stage for final showdowns and the closure of this session.

The cherry blossoms are starting to pop on the Capitol Campus--must be budget time! The Revenue Forecast will be released Wednesday and a Senate budget shouldn't be far behind.

Major priorities adopted before cut-off! Work resumes with members in the opposite house; we encourage you to join us.

It's half-time in Olympia. That means more deadlines, with "budget season" just around the corner.

Fiscal Committee cut-off arrives, with key K-12 issues alive and moving--including pupil transportation funding and enrollment stabilization.

The pandemic relief package is moving onto the governor's desk--as we shift to focus on K-12 budget preservation. The situation appears positive, but we cannot become complacent. There's a long road to go!

Pandemic Relief Package on the move. There is also some action on major priorities: Pupil Transportation and Enrollment Stabilization

"Early action" pandemic relief package on the move--while educators continue to push for financial stability

During the third week of this session, things are heating up with action on multiple priority bills--and the release of $2.1 billion "early action" COVID relief package.

Updated information about pupil transportation funding and enrollment stabilization. There's a plan afoot to address the issues.

January 11 is the first day of the 2021 Session. Due to the pandemic the session will be mostly "virtual"--we'll need strong engagement by school administrators to be successful.

This end of session podcast reviews K-12 highlights of the final 2020 Supplemental Operating Budget

Sine Die, the last day of session, arrives this week. We review the Legislature's reconciliation process and speculation on budget plans.

This podcast reviews action surrounding two of the last three self-imposed cut-offs, along with a quick review of budget action.