Washington 14th District State Representative Gina McCabe says she’s optimistic that legislative negotiators will come out with a good package to pay for basic education and meet the requirements of the Washington Supreme Court’s McCleary decision.  The Goldendale Republican says legislative caucuses are being updated on the negotiations twice a week, and she says one element that is helping the talks is the realization that the numbers in the legislature mean everyone knows there has to be compromise.  McCabe says once they have the new revenue forecast due out on Thursday, legislators will have a better handle of exactly how much money they have to work for the education funding package.