Here at the blog, we are unabashed admirers of State Senator Scott White, not just because he is such a handsome and charming guy, but also because he is perhaps Olympia’s staunchest supporter of our state’s public universities. Senator White recently introduced SB 5182, which would eliminate the Higher Education Coordinating Board.  The bill passed…

Here, at the blog, if we had a nickel for every time a legislator said to us, “I love you guys, but no one ever writes or calls me about universities, so you’re never going to be on the top of my list,” we could cash out, head to the Caribbean, and buy that rental…

This Thursday, the House Higher Education Committee will hear HB 1822, a bill establishing Western Governor’s University as an official state university. HB 1822 is the companion to Senate Bill 5136, which the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee has already heard. The house committee will no doubt see the same parade of HEC…