Office of Governmental Relations
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The Evergreen State College Office of Governmental Relations works with state legislators, elected officials, and state agencies to advance the College’s legislative agenda.
College Resources
Budget Information
Washington Proposed Biennial Operating & Capital Budgets
Evergreen: 2013-15 Legislative Operating & Capital (PDF) Budget Requests
The Olympian Editorial: Council of Presidents $225 higher education investment proposal
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Evergreen: 2013 Legislative Session Fact Sheets
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Think You Know Evergreen but... (PDF)
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Who We Are (PDF)
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Meeting High Demand Needs (PDF)
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Performance Information
Evergreen: Performance Plan Submitted and Accepted by the Office of Financial Management 2012 (PDF)
Washington: Statewide Public Baccalaureate Dashboard
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Governmental Relations News
2013-05-07Governor Names New Board Members to WASAC
This week Governor Inslee announced a new slate of appointments to the Washington Student Achievement Council. Earlier this year, the Governor surprised many people by removing four board members, all of the non-student gubernatorial appointed members, appointed by Governor Gregorie to the board. The new appointees include: Jeff Charbonneau, a math and science teacher who [...]
2013-04-29House Republican Caucus Elects New Leadership
This weekend the Washington House Republican Caucus elected new leadership. House Republicans elected Snohomish County Representative Dan Kristiansen as their new minority leader at a reorganizaiton meeting on Saturday. Kristiansen replaces Rep. Richard DeBolt from Chehalis who stepped down earlier this month. In addition the Caucus elected Moses Lake Rep. Judy Warnick as Caucus Chair [...]
2013-04-29Regular Session Ends; Special Session Scheduled
The 105-day regular legislative session came to a slow end over the weekend. The Senate and House adjourned in the early evening on Sunday. Both chambers spent the last week and the weekend moving through a series of bills deemed necessary to implement the budget -including a revenue package in the House – as well [...]
2013-04-25Washington House Passes Revenue Package
Late yesterday the Washington House passed a revenue package over to the Senate with a vote of 50-47. Five Democrats joined Republicans voting against a $900 million revenue package. The package which would raise funds for education over the next two years sets up the House’s position in budget negotiations which are expected to continue [...]
2013-04-23Smaller Revenue Package Passes House Committee
This afternoon the Washington House Finance voted along party lines to approve a $900 million tax package. The package, originally slated at $1.16 million, was scaled back. The package moving forward no longer extends the temporary tax surcharge on beer that was adopted in 2010. In addition insurance agent services, janitorial services, and stevedoring services (shipping [...]