Many have asserted that COVID robbed students in Washington State with regards to learning, and that post-pandemic, it would be a gradual climb to return to pre-pandemic levels. That could become more challenging based on a recent report.
Many Democrat-sponsored spending bills are depending upon a significantly higher-than-expected revenue (income) forecast, but inflation could torpedo that.
GOP legislators learn the fund, which is supposed to support and help pay for anti-auto theft programs and efforts, has seen its money diverted to other uses.