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Bruce Shepard, president for Western Washington University, says the state budget passed early this morning, April 11, doesn’t contain cuts for Western.

The Washington state Legislature adjourned a double overtime session Wednesday after finalizing a budget deal that had lawmakers working throughout the night and into the morning.

State lawmakers haggled behind closed doors over government pensions, school employee health care and the rules for future budgets as they made one last attempt Monday to avoid pushing their budget repair job into a third special session.

Gov. Chris Gregoire gave negotiators new proposals…

Unless Congress acts, this summer the interest rates on new federally subsidized Stafford loans will double, increasing from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. At a time when more and more college students are taking on new debt, this is a daunting prospect.
Some estimates place total outstanding student…

The Washington state Senate managed to pass two more reform bills today, and a budget deal is now said to be just “two minutes” from agreement. But lawmakers must still race the clock if they want to finish by midnight Tuesday and avoid going into a second special session – for the fourth time…

In a fresh sign of life at the Capitol, the House Democrats voted Thursday afternoon to approve a $31.1 billion supplemental budget that avoids new cuts to K-12 schools or universities.

The latest buzz in Olympia is that Lt. Gov. Brad Owen could break the budget stalemate as the Legislature heads into the final days of the special session.

The state capital construction budget finding new life in Olympia promises a healthy infusion of new jobs, a boost for local economies and a welcome investment in public infrastructure across Washington.

The political logjam at the state Capitol grew Wednesday as Republicans rebuffed the newest House Democratic offers of compromise on the budget and government reforms.