By Richard Winger On August 13, 2015, the Washington State Supreme Court fined the state $100,000 per day until the legislature complies with earlier court orders to equalize funding for wealthy and poor school districts. However, the legislature (which had three special sessions already this year) has not been called into a fourth special session, so the fine continues to accumulate.
The legislature won’t be called into special session until legislative leaders and the Governor can agree on a solution, and that hasn’t happened yet. See this story, which is about a particular Republican candidate for Governor. The paragraph headed “a …read more