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		<title>Opinion: Washington’s broken trust</title>
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		<title>Winners, losers and takeaways from WA’s legislative session</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15762-washington-state-capitol-legislature-income-tax-session-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Funding reductions affect Transition to Kindergarten and Running Start, while free school lunches are set for 2029 using new income tax revenue." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15762-washington-state-capitol-legislature-income-tax-session-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15762-washington-state-capitol-legislature-income-tax-session-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15762-washington-state-capitol-legislature-income-tax-session-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15762-washington-state-capitol-legislature-income-tax-session-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15762-washington-state-capitol-legislature-income-tax-session.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Funding reductions affect Transition to Kindergarten and Running Start, while free school lunches are set for 2029 using new income tax revenue. ]]></description>
		
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