Could we start jailing legislators until they satisfy the court order to fund education?

Time to jail the legislators. April is the deadline.

"It's a work in progress," by which I mean "fuck you, hippie."

Goldy - I usually agree with you, especially when you swear. This time I don't. To get this state going back in the right direction, the state Senate needs to change. For the Senate to change, the 2014 election needs a tidal-scale movement. To get a tidal movement, there needs to be a clear and defining exposure of the MCC's deliberate failure to address education and jobs.

The Gov shouldn't spend one more minute on a pointless transportation package that's never going to happen. He should spend the next 60 days shining a bright spotlight on the McCleary decision and the unemployment rate, so that when the MCC predicatably fails to do anything worthwhile he's ready to hit the go button on the "give me a new Senate" campaign. What happens in the next 60 days, then, is incredibly consequential.

Direct all current revenue sources to satisfying the McCleary decision, as a primary goal of the budget. All current and proposed transportation proposals must include a toll or LID based funding.

Problem solved.

Its political suicide but they can at least backpedal to the state supreme court, and it forces the hand of the do nothing republicans to approve spending.

Also, someone should declare the 9billion in Boeing kickbacks a violation of Initiative 1053, because our zero sum budget requires new spending to pay for cuts.

Goldy, maybe you should put the name of the LD and their contribution or takings from state revenue.
Curtis King doesn't know what he wants, but he sure knows Yakima will be the biggest pig at the trough.

Also, in all seriousness, does Richard Debolt huff gas?

What's interesting is that you have idiots like Rodney Tom who are unhappy with schools and contend before there is any NEW money given to them (apparently the state Supreme Court and their power doesn't count), "new" reforms have to happen.

Like, grading schools A-F. Now Tom, ever the dolt, doesn't seem to say, "Well, wouldn't that be something voters would want for legislators? To be able to grade them every year?" Apparently not.

And he doesn't get that if you don't fund schools properly (and we don't even fund to the national AVERAGE here in Washington state), why would you think ANY kind of ed reform would lead to better outcomes?

It won't.

Lastly, if he thinks schools already have too much money but are spending it wrongly, then by all means, tell us sir, what would YOU cut and what would replace it?

I'll wait.

The Demonrats are stuck in 1993-ish, while the RepubliKKKans are stuck in 1850. It's Back a Back to the Future session!!

The Demonrats are stuck in 1993-ish, while the RepubliKKKans are stuck in 1850. It's a Back to the Future session!!

"It wasn’t so long we didn’t have a session every year," added Representative Dan Kristiansen (R-39).

Did Rep. Kristiansen have a different history book in school than the rest of us? When was the last year the Legislature didn't have a session? The state constitution mandates they convene every year, doesn't it?