Is it enough? State Supreme Court hears school funding case
By RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press
Published: October 24, 2017, 4:10pm
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Alan Copsey, deputy solicitor general in the Washington state attorney general's office, speaks Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, during a Washington Supreme Court hearing in Olympia, Wash. The hearing was held to determine if Washington state has complied with a court mandate to fully fund the state's basic education system. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Photo Gallery
OLYMPIA — Attorneys for the state of Washington told the state Supreme Court Tuesday they have complied with a court mandate to fully fund the state’s basic education system, calling recent legislation a “sea change,” but an attorney for the coalition behind the long running lawsuit disagreed and asked the court to force the Legislature to amend their most recent efforts.
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