January 30, 2025—As a hard winter chill sets in around the Capitol Campus, legislators are glumly considering how to maintain services to citizens, including higher education, while wrestling with a $12 billion gap in the operating budget. There is no… Continue Reading →
January 15, 2025–When Governor Bob Ferguson and 147 Washington state lawmakers arrived in Olympia this week, they faced an operating budget deficit estimated at $12 billion. Demand for social services, education, health care and other publicly funded services is up,… Continue Reading →
February 16, 2024–With the latest state revenue forecast in hand, on February 15 legislators began to roll out their adjusted operating and capital budget bills. Each chamber will present their own vision for this spending, which is intended to adjust… Continue Reading →
February 2, 2024–The Washington State Legislature passed a key cutoff deadline January 31, which was the date when all policy bills had to be passed by their relevant committees to remain viable. The action now shifts to the fiscal committees… Continue Reading →
January 19, 2024–The Washington State Legislature began its 60-day session on January 8, with key Senate and House committees taking live public testimony from the first day. Working from Governor Inslee’s proposed 2024 supplemental budget, the House and Senate budget… Continue Reading →
