Ferguson details his Phone-Free Schools Act, a full-day ban on cellphones in schools
SPOKANE — Gov. Bob Ferguson on Thursday laid out the details of a proposal that would require every public school in Washington state to keep students’ cellphones and other personal electronic devices powered down and out of reach for the entire school day, even including lunch. Speaking in the gymnasium at Lewis & Clark High […]
WFSE members approved a 2027-29 contract that delays raises
OLYMPIA — Members of the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) have accepted a tentative agreement covering the union’s general government contract for the 2027-29 biennium, locking in healthcare funding and a package of workplace protections while leaving general wage increases for a second-year reopener. The agreement contains no additional general compensation in its first […]
