Legislature to Tackle Education Funding . . . Again

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.

Nealey p...