Agency refused to provide public records regarding controversial draft rule purportedly intended to address hazardous air pollution from dairies YAKIMA, WA – The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency (YRCAA) was served with a lawsuit today alleging that it violated the state Public Records Act (PRA) by refusing to copy and email electronic public records to an [...]
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Free Road Trip to Yakima with the WA Bus this Saturday!
Say what? This Saturday, the Washington Bus is road-tripping to Yakima to canvass for the city’s Yes on Districts campaign, which supports Proposition 1. Yes on Districts would change the way Yakima elects their city council members to make the city government accountable to all of Yakima’s diverse neighborhoods. The nitty gritties: Currently, Yakima elects [...]
Schools 2 Prisons Podcast Series – Episode 3
OAG & the League of Education Voters present: The Cost of Inequity Listen now with the media player below! Download the Schools 2 Prisons series on iTunes! You can also download the full transcript here: SCHOOLS 2 PRISONS-FROM PUPIL TO PRISONER (PDF) Summary: The last segment explored the economic, social and cultural cost of educational inequity. [...]
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Seattle Schools Student Report Card
This Summer I have the wonderful opportunity to be working with students from South & Central Seattle high schools, and to get personal insights into their Seattle public school experience. For one, this is a learning experience for me because I didn’t grow up in Washington, and all the experiences they share with me augur [...]
Schools 2 Prisons Podcast Series: Episode 2
OAG & the League of Education Voters present: The Cost of Inequity Listen now with the media player below! Download the podcast on iTunes! You can also download the full transcript here: Schools 2 Prisons 2: The Cost of Inequity (PDF) Summary: In this second podcast of the three-part series, we’ll be taking a closer look [...]
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Schools 2 Prisons Podcast Series – Episode 1
OAG & the League of Education Voters present: The Opportunity Gap & the School to Prison Pipeline Listen now with the media player below! Download the podcast series on iTunes! You can also download the full transcript here: Schools 2 Prisons 1 The Opportunity Gap (PDF) Summary: In this first podcast of the three-part series, we’ll introduce [...]
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The University of Washington or the University of Regents?
This year, while massively cutting higher education funding, Washington State legislators passed the “Higher Education Opportunity Act.” The bill allows unelected regents at Washington State’s public colleges to set tuition, instead of the state legislature. For their first act utilizing the bill, the University of Washington Regents propose hiking in-state tuition 20%, for a [...]
Five Annoying Myths About Student Activists
On Wednesday, May 11th, 27 students were arrested by the University of Washington for holding a peaceful sit-in to protest the school’s continued support of human rights abuser Sodexo. We have received a tremendous amount support and publicity from around the country that—for the most part—has been nothing but positive. However, reading comments by a [...]
