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| Another special session may be needed to pass budget | Wednesday morning, House Democratic leaders rolled out a new budget proposal and a passel of reform bills they said they hoped would become a vehicle for striking a deal to get everything finished by Tuesday when the special session is scheduled end. |
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| Special session's in fourth week; no end in sight | House Democrats are outlining a new budget plan at the Capitol on Wednesday, but no deal is in sight to end a political impasse that has sent the Legislature into its fourth week of a special session. |
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| McKenna touts 鈥榥ew direction鈥 on budget | Republican state Attorney General Rob McKenna promised Monday that if elected governor to bring a 鈥渘ew direction鈥 to state budgeting and end the Legislature鈥檚 yearly gap between revenues and spending. |
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| Rob McKenna leaps into fray over state budget | As a budget deal continued to elude lawmakers Monday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna jumped into the fray with his ideas on how to reach agreement in the special session and who is to blame for the continuing impasse. |
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| Western leaders present budgets, future plans (part 1) | |||
| Western leaders present budgets, future plans (part 2) | |||
| Lawmakers returning to Olympia on Wednesday 鈥 deal or no deal | Washington budget negotiators met again at the Capitol Saturday and have plans to resume talks Monday in Olympia to close the last $500 million of a budget gap. Meantime, House members have been ordered to report Wednesday for caucus meetings and possible floor votes, and the Senate could follow鈥 |
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| Gregoire says budget negotiations are 'tenuous' | Gov. Chris Gregoire said Friday that she's in the process of finishing a compromise proposal for lawmakers to consider as part of their budget negotiation, and says that while talks are improving, they are "tenuous." |
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| Gov. Gregoire pushes compromise on state budget | Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire said Thursday she is now pushing a compromise budget plan that would encapsulate many of the Legislature's contentious proposals into one package. |
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| Gregoire Says Next 48 Hours Critical For Wash. Budget Negotiations | Washington Governor Chris Gregoire says the next 48 hours are critical to reaching a deal to rebalance the state budget. The Democrat resumed signing legislation into law Thursday after holding dozens of bills hostage. |