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| WA lawmakers move to limit 'retire-rehire' policy | Washington state lawmakers are moving to limit a "retire-rehire" policy that allows state employees to collect both a pension and a paycheck. |
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| Loopholes fight on tap this week in Legislature | A showdown over tax breaks is coming to the state Capitol. Washington has more than 500 exemptions and special tax rates on the books, worth billions of dollars a year, and debate so far in the Legislature has been about cutting programs to cover a $5.3 billion budget gap over the next… |
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| BUDGET: Business lobby says voters have spoken, and said no; opponents say voters can change their minds | A small showdown over tax breaks is coming soon to the state Capitol. |
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| Amendment to limit state debt tangled in budget talks | A proposed constitutional amendment to limit state debt has hit opposition in the House and become entwined in the Legislature's budget negotiations. |
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| How Much Will You be Forking over for Your Education? | Trouble is brewing in tuition town, and, with the proposed budgets of this year, it seems clear students drew the short straw. "Of course I'm pissed. But I'm going to have to get loans and it's going to cost money no matter what," said Green River student Brian… |
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| Transfer Trouble up Ahead | For in-state students looking to transfer in the near future, options have recently become more limited. In a move that they hope will help them weather upcoming cuts, two state universities have opted to increase the number of out-of-state and international students and, consequently,… |
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| 3-year bachelor's degrees make sense as tuitions increase | It's no secret that state colleges and universities are going to get hammered in the final 2011-13 state budget being negotiated by the state House and Senate budget leaders. |
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| Legislature starts special session to finish state budget | Lawmakers were back in Olympia on Tuesday to resume work on closing a $5.1 billion shortfall in the next two-year budget. |
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| Wash. House gets amendment to limit state's debt | A special legislative session kicked off Tuesday with senators quickly sending one of the most contentious measures of the regular session back to the House. |
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| Budgets, workers comp focus of WA special session | With lawmakers knowing they'd be back after a weekend-long interim, Friday's ending to the regular legislative session was anti-climactic, to put it nicely. Usually, the gavels in the House and Senate are struck at the same time to signal the end. This year, the House went ahead of the… |