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Reed: ‘Zero tolerance policy’ for initiative fraud

Reed: ‘Zero tolerance policy’ for initiative fraud

Secretary of State Sam Reed says King County Superior Court Judge Mariane Spearman has sentenced Claudia Renea McKinney for initiative signature fraud. Reed, the state’s chief elections officer, said he was pleased with the felony conviction Friday and  it sends a clear signal that the state has a “zero tolerance policy for initiative fraud.” McKinney’s attorney and the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s office agreed that she would plead guilty and be allowed to do 160 hours of community service in…

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Judge says state isn’t properly funding K-12

Judge says state isn’t properly funding K-12

In a bombshell ruling that comes as Olympia deals with a deep budget gap, King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick on Thursday held that Washington state is failing its constitutional mandate to adequately finance basic education for the state’s one million public school students. The long-awaited decision came in a lawsuit brought by a group of school districts, parents, teachers and community leaders who asserted that the state relies too much on local special property tax levies to support…

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