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| Gregoire outlines $2 billion in budget cuts | Gov. Chris Gregoire Thursday proposed $2 billion in budgets cuts that would increase class sizes in public schools, eliminate subsidized health insurance for the working poor and cut the length of supervision for inmates released from prison. |
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| Present Shepard addresses campus community regarding governor's supplemental budget proposal | |||
| House GOP targets budget | House Republican Leader Richard DeBolt is floating the idea of making $2 billion in new budget cuts by Christmas and skipping next year’s 60-day legislative session. |
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| Debts of states over $4 trillion: Budget group | The total of U.S. state debt, including pension liabilities, could surpasses $4 trillion, with California owing the most and Vermont owing the least, according to an analysis released on Monday. |
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| Caregiver initiative's hurdle: state's budget hole | An initiative on the November ballot would require the state to increase spending by millions of dollars to boost training for long-term-care workers, at a time when the Legislature must slash nearly $2 billion from the state budget. |
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| Faculty Fears in Washington | It just got easier to lay off full-time faculty members in Washington State, thanks to a declaration of financial emergency last month by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. But some faculty leaders say the board’s move is more about a power grab than saving money. … |
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| State workers getting smaller share of budget | New Washington state figures show the cost of paying state employees shrank as a share of government costs over the past decade. |
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| Panel: Businesses, colleges must work together to help train workers | Investing in public higher education and encouraging collaboration between public colleges and private companies is the best way for the state to have a skilled workforce. |
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| Retreat on funding carries real costs | As Washington looks toward the next special legislative session, higher education is again on the cutting block. It is likely that new cuts will be forthcoming absent new taxes. As a result, the cost to students to attend college will continue to rise. |
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| Washington lawmakers assess budget cut options | State lawmakers have started assessing potential ideas on how to fix the state's budget situation, hearing proposals Monday that would further reduce teacher salaries, release prisoners early and eliminate virtually all substance abuse services. |