Votes at a glance: committee advances multiple education bills, substitutes and amendments adopted After public testimony on SB 6,277, the committee caucused and advanced two packets of bills by voice vote, adopting substitutes and several amendments; bills were moved to Rules or Ways and Means committees 'subject to signatures.'

The Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee just advanced a series of impactful bills aimed at enhancing education in Washington—what changes could this mean for our schools?

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San Antonio committee hears Ready to Work update as officials weigh wage floor to broaden small‑business participation Committee staff reported early results from the Ready to Work on‑the‑job training program including participant counts, retention and promotion rates, and proposed lowering the new‑hire wage floor from $20 to $15 an hour to expand small‑business participation. Members pressed staff on childcare supports and incentives for employers to hire people -

San Antonio's Ready to Work program is showing promising results with 74% of participants landing jobs and plans to lower the wage floor to boost small business involvement!

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