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| State help for higher education dwindling, needs stabilizing | No one should be surprised that Washington State University recently announced a 16 percent tuition increase for fall 2012. Washington’s public colleges and universities are responding to a 2011-13 legislative budget that cut higher education funding by $685.5 million. |
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| Degrees in renewable energy, increase in engineering grads among proposals for 2013-15 budget | |||
| In Our View: Tuition Hikes Necessary Evil | Recently announced tuition hikes of 16 percent at the University of Washington and Washington State University must, for now, be viewed as a necessary evil.Given the economy of recent years, state universities -- along with all state-supported entities -- have been in the firing line generated… |
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| Washington state tax collections are tracking right on forecast | In the first monthly report on actual tax collections since state lawmakers passed a new budget, existing state taxes are performing exactly as predicted. That is what was reported today by the state’s Office of Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. |
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| Latest numbers reveal Washington college students not spared from grim outlook | The dark clouds looming over higher education in the nation and Washington may have a silver lining, but so far it’s been hard to find and the recent spate of news has been pretty bad for college students. |
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| Gregoire to sign construction budget today | Gov. Chris Gregoire is heading to Tacoma Community College this afternoon to sign this year's supplemental capital budget. |
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| Big budget cuts were avoided; some still will experience pain | Lawmakers were able to flee the state Capitol this month after making relatively small budget cuts, avoiding the disaster scenarios painted by Gov. Chris Gregoire last fall. |
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| Inslee: No new taxes needed to fund education | Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee said Friday the state doesn't need new taxes to fulfill its education funding obligations, even though Gov. Chris Gregoire says new revenue has to be considered. |
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| Legislature gives UW-Bothell funding for needed classrooms | The $1.1 billion capital budget passed by the state Legislature Wednesday includes money to add a long-anticipated third building to the University of Washington's Bothell campus and increase the school's capacity by 1,000 students. |
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| Lawmakers wrap up session after marathon give and take | OLYMPIA — In the end, everyone got a little of what they wanted as the Legislature staggered to a finish Wednesday morning after a roughly 22-hour marathon of negotiations and votes. |