Mukilteo parent presses school district to honor special education remedy after OSPI finds violations

MUKILTEO— A Mukilteo School District parent, Joli Pesek, is asking the district to allow her eighth-grade daughter to continue receiving compensatory special education services after state education officials found the district failed to fully implement the girl’s individualized education program (IEP). The dispute centers on 200 hours of compensatory education ordered by the Washington Office […]

Future Workforce Alliance becomes first local workforce development board in the U.S. to invest in Skills for America model

SNOHOMISH COUNTY – The Future Workforce Alliance and Workforce Snohomish are announcing the launch of the Skills for Snohomish County’s Future Initiative. The Future Workforce Alliance (FWA) is Snohomish County’s designated local workforce development board, focused on connecting businesses, job seekers, and training resources to strengthen economic opportunity in the county. Skills for Snohomish County’s […]

Hobbs and Brown Issues County Election Guide After DHS Puts State on Voter-Fraud Surge List

OLYMPIA — Washington’s secretary of state and attorney general on Thursday issued written guidance to all 39 county election offices on how to handle contacts from federal agencies, three days after Homeland Security investigators began a multi-state voter-fraud surge that includes Washington state. “Washington state elections are successful thanks to the tireless efforts of local […]

Independent Journalists Win Settlement in Battle for Washington Capitol Access

SEATTLE — The Citizen Action Defense Fund announced Thursday an out-of-court settlement that removes the Washington State Capitol Correspondents Association (CCA) from the Washington’s House credentialing process, ending one front of a federal lawsuit over who may cover lawmakers from inside the Capitol while leaving the fight against the House itself unresolved. The agreement, signed […]