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OLYMPIA  (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a measure that delays a planned cut in local school levy rates for one year, something school districts have said they need in order to plan their budgets as lawmakers continue to work toward fully funding education in the state...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The House on Wednesday approved its education funding proposal, but majority Democrats haven't yet decided how to pay for the plan, which has a price tag of more than $7 billion over the next four years. The bill ultimately passed on a 50-47 party line vote after lawmakers had to redo the vote because two Republicans initially accidentally vote in favor...

OLYMPIA (AP) — The Senate has narrowly approved an education funding plan that seeks to replace local school levies with a statewide uniform rate earmarked for schools. The chamber passed the Republican proposal on a 25-24 vote, with no Democrat — except one who caucuses with Republicans to give them their majority — voting in favor of it...

OLYMPIA (AP) — Senate Republicans have released an education funding plan that seeks to replace local school levies with a statewide uniform rate earmarked for schools. The plan was released Friday, and lawmakers say a public hearing is planned for Monday...

OLYMPIA  (AP) — The Washington House has passed a bill that delays a deadline for a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect through local property tax levies. The measure passed the Democratic House on a 62-35 vote Monday, including support from a dozen Republicans...

OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington lawmakers have received additional data as they work to come up with recommendations for a school funding plan ahead of the next legislative session that begins in January. The latest update received Tuesday by the Education Funding Task Force was a report that showed that Washington school districts on average use local property taxes to pay each teacher nearly $14,000 o