Gerry in the News
Apr 17, 2025
Washington takes ‘historic’ step toward full funding for special education
Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle, who called the cap “unconscionable and maybe unconstitutional,” said its elimination is “a historic achievement.” It commits the state to amply fund the education of every child with a disability, he said....
Jan 27, 2024
Pair of proposed bills would offer free community college to eligible Washington students
Pollet and a group of his fellow lawmakers hope to turn those bleak numbers around with a pair of bills aiming to increase the number of Washingtonians who submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WAFSA)...
Dec 19, 2023
Producers of Toxic Chemicals in Schools Owe Hundreds of Millions in Damages, Jury Says
Pollet said he hopes the latest verdict will spur his lawmaker colleagues to support overturning a longstanding but obscure budget item that prevents the state board of health from revising its guidance on measures schools should take to protect community health...
Nov 10, 2023
‘Rent-to-own’ programs will be audited after WA lawmakers raise concerns
Reps. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle, and Chris Stearns, D-Auburn, asked McCarthy to probe the housing finance commission’s oversight of tax-credit programs that are supposed to guarantee homeownership after 15 years and that have been used to develop low-income housing by a number of Native American tribes...
