Letter: Sen. Bailey helped reduce cost of college tuition

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, October 18, 2016

During the gubernatorial debate, Gov. Inslee took a cheap shot at Republicans regarding support for education. Nothing could be further from the truth.

For example, Sen. Barbra Bailey proposed SB5954 (the College Affordability Program) which passed despite Democrats’ efforts to defeat it.

Sen. Bailey’s bill reduced the cost of state funded tuition from 5 percent to 20 percent. Sen. Bailey’s legislation is the first to actually reduce college tuition costs.

Thanks, Sen. Bailey, for your efforts to make a college education more affordable!

Virginia M. Collins

Stanwood