By Ken Graham
The Times
Legislature to Tackle Education Funding . . . Again
State Representative Terry Nealey discusses new legislative session, which began this week
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Representative Terry Nealey on the House floor
DAYTON – The Washington State Legislature opened its 60-day 2016 session on Monday, and once again, education funding is the number one issue legislators will face.
In a phone interview with The Times last week, Republican Representative Terry Nealey, of Dayton, expressed a sense of déjà vu about having to revisit the issue once again.
"We've increased education funding about one-third" since the State Supreme Court's McCleary decision, he said. "Still, we're being held in contempt by the court, with a fine of $100,000 a day." News reports say the fine has grown to nearly $15 million.
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