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Upthegrove's Forest Ban Bankrupts Rural Schools
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Dave Upthegrove's unilateral decision to remove 79,876 acres from timber production is devastating rural school districts across Washington. Mount Baker schools face $1 million annual losses, forcing state takeover of finances and 30 employee cuts. Sedro-Woolley's DNR revenue collapsed from $3 million to $150,000, costing over 20 jobs. Nancy Churchill exposes how the Lands Commissioner's green agenda violates the state's 137-year constitutional trust obligation to fund public education through timber sales. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-washingtons-broken-trust/ #WashingtonPolitics #TimberRevenue #RuralSchools #DNR #EducationFunding #StatePolicy #ForestManagement #SchoolFunding #WashingtonState #PublicEducation