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 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010 5:40 am |
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Senate committee OKs Haugen's bill to put college in county OLYMPIA -- The Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee approved the legislation to establish a four-year university somewhere in Snohomish County at some point in the future.The bill, sponsored by Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, does not specify who will run the college either. "It's a major step getting it out of the committee," Haugen said. "This is really a bill about the future. We know we can't move forward today with a college, but this will give us hope for the future." An amendment made to the bill makes its creation contingent on the findings of a study on the specific statewide needs for new higher education institutions. Results of the study are due late this year. Meanwhile, two other Senate bills dealing with the launch of a new college died in the same senate panel. One sought to establish a University of Washington branch campus and the other proposed to create an independently run polytechnic university. That measure relied on Snohomish County voters agreeing to tax themselves to pay for the construction and operation of the college. |
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- County archive software paid for but waiting for set-up
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- ‘Roadkill’ caucus seeks a voice for centrist Democrats
- Police seek witnesses in two accidents
- PAWS calls out for critter care-givers
- Boeing has a busy test schedule
- Ex-Boeing engineer jailed for espionage
- Morning mystery: What happened to House Bill 3181?
- Lynnwood sets height limit on grass: 8 inches
(10) - State Senate votes to toss I-960's tax-raising hurdle (9)
- School levies in Snohomish County all passing, Marysville bond failing (6)
- A tidy lawn could be law in Lynnwood (4)
- County archive software paid for but waiting for set-up (3)
- Vote on school levies by Tuesday (3)
- Two suspects sought in Everett shooting that injured two (3)
- Schools do well in levy elections (3)
- Lynnwood makes law against too tall lawns (3)
- North Sound Christian girls winning with just six players (2)
- Jackson girls outlast Meadowdale owdale
- OBT raises barre in children’s program
- Junior firefighters
- School levies passing
- Mavericks topple Wolfpack
- Get a second look at Second City Feb. 13
- Sports Briefs
- Warriors advance 11 to regional meet
- Arlington's Cascade Valley Hospital celebrates expansion, national award and 100 years of service
- Business Licences Feb. 2010
- Technology tips for launching your own business
- Business Events Feb. 2010
- Tech Talk: No excuse today for going without a Web site
- State already raising fees and rates that restrict business growth
- Some legislators again targeting people’s initiative petition rights
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