Judging just by the tale of the tape, Representative Ross Hunter and Senator Andy Hill look a lot alike. Both are dashingly handsome white guys who went to Ivy League schools.  Both made enough money at Microsoft to retire as gentleman legislators. And both write budgets for the state.  One is a Democrat and the…

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You can count on one hand the politicians in Olympia who genuinely care about Washington students having affordable access to high quality public four-year higher education.  But you can’t swing a dead cat in Olympia without hitting a politician who’s pandering to the cheap seats about tuition.   Last week, the House of Representatives unanimously…

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