Gov.'s budget plan riles up education stakeholders
The governor's plan for balancing the state budget in the face of a lingering recession has definitely got people talking, with education cuts among the most heat-generating ideas.
Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposal of $1.7 billion in cuts to state government includes cutting the school year by four days, taking $160.1 million away from higher education, and reducing levy equalization payments by $151.9 million.
Some of the same people upset about the idea of more education cuts are equally happy to hear the governor talking about raising taxes.