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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø facing $3 million more in cuts, including some furloughs | "Western Washington University will need to cut more than $3 million in operating expenses next school year, but exactly how those cuts will happen is still being discussed. The state Legislature finished the state supplemental budget early Tuesday, April 13, finally giving Western… |
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| Jobs bill hinges on fall vote | "In a special legislative session dedicated to fixing a budget shortfall, Democrats vowed to take a detour to do something about unemployment in Washington. |
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| Taxes praised, attacked | "Gov. Chris Gregoire praised the Democrat-controlled Legislature on Tuesday for passing a package of tax increases and budget cuts before adjourning their special session at 1:10 a.m. The Democratic governor also pledged to help at-risk lawmakers defend their votes in the fall… |
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| President Shepard apprises ²ÝÁñÉçÇø community of budget situation | |||
| WA lawmakers pass budget, adjourn special session | "Washington's Legislature finally wrapped up its tax and spending work early Tuesday morning, adjourning a special session just short of the deadline after passing a new state budget and sending a green-jobs measure to the fall ballot. |
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| WA legislature OKs construction budget | "The state Legislature has passed an updated construction budget, a plan Democrats say will create thousands of jobs. |
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| Democrats agree on operating budget, capital spending | "Top Democratic negotiators struck final deals on an operating budget and a capital-construction plan Sunday, paving the way for quick votes that could end the special session as soon as tonight. 'We have agreements. We have go-home plans, maybe as early as tomorrow,'… |
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| Washington state Dems appear closer on tax package | "House and Senate Democrats appeared to be getting closer to agreement Thursday on an approximately $800 million tax package that leaders have been counting votes on. |
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| State Senate drops sales-tax proposal, majority leader says | "After nearly three months of arguing, lawmakers may be close to a deal on an $800 million tax package that does not include a general sales-tax increase. |
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| State plan considers tax hike on beer, candy | "It took a while, but Washington lawmakers have turned to beer. A tripling in the tax on major-label beers emerged Monday as a lubricant that might help the Legislature complete an $800 million tax package and ease out of Olympia by early next week. The Senate Democrats’ new… |