Yakima Herald-Republic
Last summer, as the Legislature rushed to pass the biennial budget with an education funding fix, many lawmakers admitted they had not read the document that was hurried ahead of a critical budget deadline — missing it would have entailed a partial state government shutdown. Of special concern was how, exactly, the budget would comply with the state Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary decision, in which the court ruled the state was not meeting its constitutional obligation to fully fund schools. Observers wondered how many devils lurked in the details of an intimidating 620-page document. Read more…
