Well, there are two days left for floor action on both House and Senate bills and I’m still getting plenty of inquiries on the status of the UW North Sound campus. Last Tuesday, the Senate Ways and Means committee failed to advance ANY of the measures related to the new school that would have favored, Everett, Marysville and Lake Stevens. HB 2548 (Dunshee) remains on the second reading calendar in the House and must be acted on by tomorrow unless it is deemed necessary to implement the budget.
Here are a couple of new viewpoints on this issue. The first is a column written by Tacoma News Tribune columnist Dan Voepel which worries about the impact of the new college on UW Tacoma, particularly their technology institute.
The second is from Everett Herald political reporter Jerry Cornfield with his handicapping of Rep. Dunshee’s bills chances over the next 48 hours.