How those millionaires and billionaires did, Part I

After big Democratic political giving, state devotes $$$ to child care, early learning; Senate Republicans haul in soft money; Remembering Mark Doumit

The Observer launched last year with a story on the millionaires and billionaires who were giving heavily to the Washington State Democratic Party.

Today we begin a series looking at how those big players did this year in the policy arena. We’ll start with Lisa Mennet, a prominent child psychologist and founder of the Perigee Fund, which advocates for b…