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Health care for poor at risk with state budget woes	The bleak revenue forecast could mean a health-care disaster for thousands of poor people in Washington, with potential cuts to programs that have already lost major chunks of funding, community advocates said this week. The state's Economic and Revenue Forecast Council lowered its…	2011-09-16
Microsoft, Boeing boom – why is Washington state sick?	Boeing is building planes, Microsoft is making record profits and the state’s farmers are doing pretty well. So why is Washington’s economy still stuck, causing the state to revise its revenue forecast downward by $1.4 billion? Arun Raha, executive director of the Economic and…	2011-09-16
Tax hikes or tough cuts? No easy answers for state	The bleak revenue forecast could mean a health-care disaster for thousands of poor people in Washington, with potential cuts to programs that have already lost major chunks of funding, community advocates said this week. The state's Economic and Revenue Forecast Council lowered its…	2011-09-16
Gregoire: No special session yet over state revenue emergency	Governor Christine Gregoire said she's not calling for a special session yet, despite more troubling news about Washington state's finances. Figures released Thursday by the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council set up another round of budget troubles for state lawmakers. …	2011-09-16
State expects $1.4 billion less in tax revenue	The state budget is in a deep hole. Again. Washington state is projected to collect around $1.4 billion less in tax revenue than expected between now and the end of June 2013, the state's chief economist, Arun Raha, said Thursday…	2011-09-15
Special session near-certain after $1.4B revenue loss	Today’s bad revenue report showing a $1.4 billion drop in state revenues is almost sure to bring lawmakers back to town well before their scheduled 60-day session begins Jan. 10 next year. The question is when to do it and when does the state’s roughly $163 million in reserves run out. Gov…	2011-09-15
Crisis in state's funding of higher education puts our future at risk	KUDOS to the University of Washington for 150 years as a provider of educational excellence and access to our state's best and brightest. The sesquicentennial offers a compelling glance back at the school's remarkable history and accomplishments, but the…	2011-09-14
REVENUE FORECAST DUE: Agencies contemplate potential 10 percent loss	Gov. Chris Gregoire’s call to plan budget cuts of up to 10 percent sounded draconian a month ago. But they may become reality – as the governor and others now fear Thursday’s revenue forecast will erase $1 billion to $2 billion more from state coffers. The governor…	2011-09-14
WA GET committee raises unit price to $163	Washington's prepaid tuition program now costs $163 a unit. The Guaranteed Education Tuition Committee set the new rate this week, to make up for this year's college tuition increases. One GET unit cost $117 before the increase.	2011-09-14
Gov. Gregoire: I can't make more cuts without Legislature	Everyone expects next week's quarterly forecast of state revenue to be bad. Gov. Chris Gregoire says she is girding for a drop in revenue as deep as $1.5 billion — and some are predicting even worse numbers. Gregoire has asked agencies to identify $1.7 billion in cuts, or 10 percent of…	2011-09-09

Health care for poor at risk with state budget woes

The bleak revenue forecast could mean a health-care disaster for thousands of poor people in Washington, with potential cuts to programs that have already lost major chunks of funding, community advocates said this week.
The state's Economic and Revenue Forecast Council lowered its…

2011-09-16

Microsoft, Boeing boom – why is Washington state sick?

Boeing is building planes, Microsoft is making record profits and the state’s farmers are doing pretty well.

So why is Washington’s economy still stuck, causing the state to revise its revenue forecast downward by $1.4 billion?

Arun Raha, executive director of the Economic and…

2011-09-16

Tax hikes or tough cuts? No easy answers for state

The bleak revenue forecast could mean a health-care disaster for thousands of poor people in Washington, with potential cuts to programs that have already lost major chunks of funding, community advocates said this week.
The state's Economic and Revenue Forecast Council lowered its…

2011-09-16

Gregoire: No special session yet over state revenue emergency

Governor Christine Gregoire said she's not calling for a special session yet, despite more troubling news about Washington state's finances.
Figures released Thursday by the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council set up another round of budget troubles for state lawmakers.

…

2011-09-16

State expects $1.4 billion less in tax revenue

The state budget is in a deep hole.

Again.

Washington state is projected to collect around $1.4 billion less in tax revenue than expected between now and the end of June 2013, the state's chief economist, Arun Raha, said Thursday…

2011-09-15

Special session near-certain after $1.4B revenue loss

Today’s bad revenue report showing a $1.4 billion drop in state revenues is almost sure to bring lawmakers back to town well before their scheduled 60-day session begins Jan. 10 next year.
The question is when to do it and when does the state’s roughly $163 million in reserves run out. Gov…

2011-09-15

Crisis in state's funding of higher education puts our future at risk

KUDOS to the University of Washington for 150 years as a provider of educational excellence and access to our state's best and brightest.

The sesquicentennial offers a compelling glance back at the school's remarkable history and accomplishments, but the…

2011-09-14

REVENUE FORECAST DUE: Agencies contemplate potential 10 percent loss

Gov. Chris Gregoire’s call to plan budget cuts of up to 10 percent sounded draconian a month ago. But they may become reality – as the governor and others now fear Thursday’s revenue forecast will erase $1 billion to $2 billion more from state coffers.

The governor…

2011-09-14

WA GET committee raises unit price to $163

Washington's prepaid tuition program now costs $163 a unit. The Guaranteed Education Tuition Committee set the new rate this week, to make up for this year's college tuition increases.

One GET unit cost $117 before the increase.

2011-09-14

Gov. Gregoire: I can't make more cuts without Legislature

Everyone expects next week's quarterly forecast of state revenue to be bad. Gov. Chris Gregoire says she is girding for a drop in revenue as deep as $1.5 billion — and some are predicting even worse numbers. Gregoire has asked agencies to identify $1.7 billion in cuts, or 10 percent of…

2011-09-09

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