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		<title>SB 5186 - School district fac. funding</title>
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		<description>Updates about SB 5186</description>
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			<title>Prefiled for introduction.</title>
			<description>Prefiled for introduction.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>❓💵Simone Boe - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Simone Boe signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_education_association/"&gt;Washington Education Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 07:49:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Barbara Posthumus - Lake Washington School District</title>
			<description>Barbara Posthumus signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Lake Washington School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:58:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Tim Eyman - Initiative Activist</title>
			<description>Tim Eyman signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Initiative Activist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 08:19:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Jennifer Butler - Stand Up for Peninsula Schools</title>
			<description>Jennifer Butler signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Stand Up for Peninsula Schools.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Krestin Bahr - Peninsula School District</title>
			<description>Krestin Bahr signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Peninsula School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:51:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>This Week In The Senate - Week 1: Welcome to the 2025 session! - Washington Senate Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "This Week In The Senate - Week 1: Welcome to the 2025 session! - Washington Senate Democrats" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-01-13/First reading, referred to Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</guid>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-01-13/First reading, referred to Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education.</guid>
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			<title>👍Tyler Muench - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction</title>
			<description>Tyler Muench signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:58:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>69th Legislature Convenes January 13 Amid New Faces, Projected Deficit - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "69th Legislature Convenes January 13 Amid New Faces, Projected Deficit - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:56:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👍Melissa Stone - Washington State PTA</title>
			<description>Melissa Stone signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State PTA.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:39:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Kyle Rydell - West valley School District</title>
			<description>Kyle Rydell signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent West valley School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:32:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓Ronda Litzenberger - Washington State School Directors' Association</title>
			<description>Ronda Litzenberger signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington State School Directors' Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:05:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Barbara Gulley - Initiative Activist</title>
			<description>Barbara Gulley signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:06:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Miranda Skalisky - Wenatchee School District</title>
			<description>Miranda Skalisky signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Wenatchee School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:34:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Bailey Andersen Andersen - Student Representative for Eatonville School District</title>
			<description>Bailey Andersen Andersen signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Student Representative for Eatonville School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:28:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓💵Grace Yuan - Puget Sound School Coalition</title>
			<description>Grace Yuan signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Puget Sound School Coalition. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 04:31:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Stephen McDuffie - Puget Sound School Coalition</title>
			<description>Stephen McDuffie signed up to testify Other.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:59:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Martin Turney - Issaquah School District</title>
			<description>Martin Turney signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/issaquah_school_district/"&gt;Issaquah School District&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:06:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Veronica Shriver - Initiative Activist</title>
			<description>Veronica Shriver signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:19:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓💵Julie Salvi - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Julie Salvi signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_education_association/"&gt;Washington Education Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:52:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍Charlie Brown - Tacoma, Clover Park, Orting, Puyallup and other School Districts</title>
			<description>Charlie Brown signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Tacoma, Clover Park, Orting, Puyallup and other School Districts.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:09:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Mikhail Cherniske - OSPI</title>
			<description>Mikhail Cherniske signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent OSPI.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:48:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>Krishnadasan bill to lower school bond threshold heard in committee - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan</title>
			<description>News article "Krishnadasan bill to lower school bond threshold heard in committee - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:07:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Legislation proposes amending WA state constitution | FOX 13 Seattle</title>
			<description>News article "Legislation proposes amending WA state constitution | FOX 13 Seattle" from FOX13.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:37:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Week Two Comes to a Close - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan</title>
			<description>News article "Week Two Comes to a Close - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 01:28:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/Krishnadasan/2025/01/24/week-two-comes-to-a-close/#:~:text=5186</guid>
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			<title>Big 3 bills heard in Senate Ed, Special Education bills to be heard this week - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Big 3 bills heard in Senate Ed, Special Education bills to be heard this week - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:49:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Week Four: Big 3 Bills Continue to Advance - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Week Four: Big 3 Bills Continue to Advance - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:10:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Legislation to lower school bond approval threshold stalls on eve of important elections</title>
			<description>News article "Legislation to lower school bond approval threshold stalls on eve of important elections" from MyNorthwest.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:03:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Progress and priorities this session - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan</title>
			<description>News article "Progress and priorities this session - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:03:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-13/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-14/Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
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			<title>Week Six: Make way for Focus Day! - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Week Six: Make way for Focus Day! - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:38:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/week-six-make-way-for-focus-day/#:~:text=SSB%205186</guid>
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			<title>👍💵Melissa Gombosky - ESD 105 Schools Coalition</title>
			<description>Melissa Gombosky signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent ESD 105 Schools Coalition. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:06:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Lisa Pearson - We, The People of WA</title>
			<description>Lisa Pearson signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent We, The People of WA.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:53:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Simone Boe - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Simone Boe signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_education_association/"&gt;Washington Education Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:32:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Tyler Muench - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction</title>
			<description>Tyler Muench signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:02:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Monique Dugaw - ESD 112</title>
			<description>Monique Dugaw signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent ESD 112.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:10:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Jan Himebaugh - BIAW (Building Industry Association of WA</title>
			<description>Jan Himebaugh signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent BIAW (Building Industry Association of WA. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Larry Delaney - Washington Education Association</title>
			<description>Larry Delaney signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_education_association/"&gt;Washington Education Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Mitch Denning - Alliance of Educational Associations</title>
			<description>Mitch Denning signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Alliance of Educational Associations. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:40:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Jim Kowalkowski - Rural Education Center</title>
			<description>Jim Kowalkowski signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Rural Education Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:25:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎TaraLyn Fray - We, The People of WA</title>
			<description>TaraLyn Fray signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:37:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓💵Grace Yuan - Puget Sound School Coalition</title>
			<description>Grace Yuan signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Puget Sound School Coalition. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:55:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Sandra Mochizuki - We, The People of WA</title>
			<description>Sandra Mochizuki signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Mary Templeton - Lake Stevens School District</title>
			<description>Mary Templeton signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Lake Stevens School District.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:15:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Jessie Gamble - Master Builders Association of Pierce County</title>
			<description>Jessie Gamble signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Master Builders Association of Pierce County.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:05:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Tori Emerson - Washington State PTA</title>
			<description>Tori Emerson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State PTA.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:53:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍James Fisher - Washington Realtors</title>
			<description>James Fisher signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington Realtors.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:57:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Mary Hull-Drury - Washington Realtors</title>
			<description>Mary Hull-Drury signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington Realtors.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:57:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Lance Goodpaster - Franklin Pierce School District</title>
			<description>Lance Goodpaster signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/franklin_pierce_school_district/"&gt;Franklin Pierce School District&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:59:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎John Axtell - We, The People of WA</title>
			<description>John Axtell signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:39:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Noelle Lovern - BIA of Clark County</title>
			<description>Noelle Lovern signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent BIA of Clark County.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Lindsay Brown - Central Washington Home Builders Association</title>
			<description>Lindsay Brown signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Central Washington Home Builders Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:56:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Anthony Holan - We, The People of WA</title>
			<description>Anthony Holan signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:08:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Tim Noonan - We, The People of WA</title>
			<description>Tim Noonan signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:03:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Michele Thomas - Washington Low Income Housing Alliance</title>
			<description>Michele Thomas signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington Low Income Housing Alliance. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:41:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Rick Chisa - Public School Employees of Washington (PSE)</title>
			<description>Rick Chisa signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Public School Employees of Washington (PSE).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:17:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Joel White - Spokane Home Builders Association</title>
			<description>Joel White signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Spokane Home Builders Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Jeff Losey - Home Builders Association of Tri Cities</title>
			<description>Jeff Losey signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Home Builders Association of Tri Cities.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:43:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Angela White - Olympia Master Builders</title>
			<description>Angela White signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Olympia Master Builders.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:45:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Charlie Brown - South Sound Superintendents</title>
			<description>Charlie Brown signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent South Sound Superintendents.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:06:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Tysen Shaw - South Sound Superintendents</title>
			<description>Tysen Shaw signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:46:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>BILL ALERT: Senate and House budget committees hearing bills this week to raise taxes/fees - Senate Republican Caucus</title>
			<description>News article "BILL ALERT: Senate and House budget committees hearing bills this week to raise taxes/fees - Senate Republican Caucus" from Senate Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:54:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bill to make school bond approval easier in Washington state gains momentum | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "Bill to make school bond approval easier in Washington state gains momentum | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Working to support you - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan</title>
			<description>News article "Working to support you - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:52:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-28/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-28/WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</guid>
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			<title>Week 8: Big 3 Reduced to Big 2 - Amounts Also Reduced - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Week 8: Big 3 Reduced to Big 2 - Amounts Also Reduced - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:28:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>NEWSFLASH: Good and bad bills still alive and moving forward - Senate Republican Caucus</title>
			<description>News article "NEWSFLASH: Good and bad bills still alive and moving forward - Senate Republican Caucus" from Senate Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:43:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Week 9: Spring ahead to the second half of the 2025 session - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Week 9: Spring ahead to the second half of the 2025 session - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:11:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Halfway there - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan</title>
			<description>News article "Halfway there - Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:15:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Senate Rules "X" file.</title>
			<description>Senate Rules "X" file.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-17/Senate Rules "X" file.</guid>
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			<title>Week 10: Senate Advances Special Education Bill - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Week 10: Senate Advances Special Education Bill - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:27:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wastatepta.org/senate-advances-special-education-bill/#:~:text=2SSB%205186</guid>
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			<title>Bring On the Budgets (and the Revenue Ideas!) - WSPTA</title>
			<description>News article "Bring On the Budgets (and the Revenue Ideas!) - WSPTA" from Washington St Pta.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:06:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.</title>
			<description>By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-12/By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.</guid>
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			<title>Moved to Rules White Sheet.</title>
			<description>Moved to Rules White Sheet.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-12/Moved to Rules White Sheet.</guid>
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			<title>Senate Rules "X" file.</title>
			<description>Senate Rules "X" file.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-26/Senate Rules "X" file.</guid>
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