Now is the time for new revenue!

Balance Our Tax Code is hosting a virtual writing workshop Jan. 7 at noon on writing letters to the editor and tesimony about revenue and making billionaires to pay what they owe. Registration required: https://bit.ly/jan7workshop

50+ members of WEA Olympic gathered in Port Orchard to call for revenue not cuts in our state budget. Teachers & school support staff know the impact cuts to public services have on children and families. We need a budget that prioritizes essential services by making billionaires pay what they owe.

Supercharge your lobby skills! Join WEA's Government Relations team at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 for a virtual training to sharpen your lobbying for this session. Open to all members, registration required: https://wea.mobi/lobbytraining.

Our kids deserve better. School districts should not have to borrow money to support students' futures. Our state needs to fully fund the teaching and supports that students need to thrive. We can do it... if billionaires pay what they owe.

ESPs from the WEA Chinook council met last night with Rep. Beth Doglio and Rep. McEntire to relate our working conditions and experiences before the 2026 legislative session. We talked wages, student behavioral challenges, and raising new revenue.

Voters in Colorado passed a tax on the highest-paid residents ($300,000+) to fund free school meals for all students. WA can raise revenue to support our kids, too! Read more: https://www.denvergazette.com/2025/11/04/colorado-voters-ok-tax-hike-to-raise-more-money-for-school-meals/

Rural schools, schools in low-income communities are the most impacted by the shutdown.

Legislative session is more than two months away and already lawmakers are saying no to our communities' needs. It's time to stop letting billionaires get away with not paying what they owe and to start meeting students' and families' needs.