Category Archives: 2012 Election

WEA-PAC Recommendations Underway

Posted on May 14, 2012 by sboe • 0 Comments

Seattle Education Association members held a WEA-PAC candidate recommendation forum for three open legislative seats. After the battles in Olympia this past session to protect health care and collective bargaining rights we know every election matters. SEA members spent their sunny Saturday interviewing 11 candidates at Blaine K-8 school in Magnolia. Candidates filled out WEA-PAC Candidate… Continue Reading

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Collective Bargaining, Ed Reform, Education Funding, Teachers

Voters approve most school levies

Posted on April 25, 2012 by OurVoice ActionTeam • 0 Comments

School districts rely on local levies for about 20 percent of their funding. On April 24, voters in 12 of 13 districts approved maintenance and operations levies. (Most eligible districts ran their levies in February.) Thanks to the simple majority requirement approved by voters in 2007, the levy passage rate has increased. District Percent Yes… Continue Reading

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Levies

Ramping up for a pro-education victory in 2012

Posted on April 16, 2012 by OurVoice ActionTeam • 0 Comments

  With the double-overtime 2012 legislative now complete, the OurVoice Action Team turns our attention to the 2012 primary and general elections. Visit our 2012 Elections page for the latest information on WEA-PAC recommended candidates. Coming soon…wrap-up of the 2012 legislative session Check the Olympia Blog soon for a complete wrap-up of a wild and woolly three… Continue Reading

Filed Under: 2012 Election, 2012 Legislative Session, Our Voice Action Team

Statement from Mary Lindquist on Governor’s race

Posted on March 10, 2012 by OurVoice ActionTeam • 0 Comments

Dear Colleagues: Earlier this afternoon (Saturday), our endorsed candidate for Governor, Jay Inslee, made a game-changing decision in this highly competitive race. I wanted you to be among the first to know. Jay is resigning his seat in Congress so he can spend the next eight months campaigning around our state full time. This is… Continue Reading

Filed Under: 2012 Election

Fight the attack on educator health care!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by OurVoice ActionTeam • 0 Comments

(Download this information as a printable PDF and share it with your colleagues!) The Republican state Senate budget is a Wisconsin-style attack on public school employees, students and collective bargaining – and educators’ health care benefits. Here’s what you need to know to help fight this attack: The recently approved Republican state Senate budget (ESB… Continue Reading

Filed Under: 2012 Election, 2012 Legislative Session, Collective Bargaining, Education Funding, State Healthcare Takeover
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