Olympia's back in business

VIDEO: A new gas tax? More money for schools and transit? Highway tolling? Grrridlock? Let the 2014 legislative session begin!

Robert Mak

Robert Mak Jul 11, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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            <p>VIDEO: A new gas tax? More money for schools and transit? Highway tolling? Grrridlock? Let the 2014 legislative session begin!</p><p>Lawmakers pick up where they left off in 2013, with an extra nudge  from the state Supreme Court: A new order from the court scolded lawmakers for failing to comply with the constitutional mandate to fully fund public schools. Olympians will also be wrestling (we hope) with pressing transportation and climate issues. Follow all our coverage of the 2014 legislative session at <a href="http://crosscut.com/olympia-2013/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Under the Dome</a>.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/84017609" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe></figure>
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VIDEO: A new gas tax? More money for schools and transit? Highway tolling? Grrridlock? Let the 2014 legislative session begin!

Lawmakers pick up where they left off in 2013, with an extra nudge from the state Supreme Court: A new order from the court scolded lawmakers for failing to comply with the constitutional mandate to fully fund public schools. Olympians will also be wrestling (we hope) with pressing transportation and climate issues. Follow all our coverage of the 2014 legislative session at Under the Dome.

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By Robert Mak

Robert Mak is a principal of Seattletopstory.com and a longtime broadcast reporter in Western Washington.