SEATTLE (AP) - Money is expected to be the top issue in Olympia when the Legislature convenes on Monday for a 60-day session. But lawmakers who focus on education are just as happy to talk about policy ideas, including some that may address the Washington Supreme Court's concerns about education dollars.
Among her budget proposals, the governor has suggested a couple of unpopular education cuts, including cutting the money that helps some school districts make up for an inability to raise enough local taxes. But cuts to levy equalization dollars are not likely to get much of a hearing in Olympia this session, because the chair of the Senate Education Committee says she doesn't support the idea. Most would prefer to talk about education reform, including an idea from Rep. Ross Hunter to replace most local school levies with statewide property taxes.
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