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| Gov. Inslee鈥檚 budget office says $583 million of pay adjustments for state-paid workers are 鈥渇inancially feasible鈥 | Gov. Jay Inslee鈥檚 budget office on Friday certified that more than $583 million in labor contract agreements for 2015-17 are financially 鈥渇easible.鈥 That determination frees Inslee to include the contracts in his proposed two-year budget, which is due for public release during the week of鈥 |
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| Guest: Don鈥檛 rob higher education to fund other education mandates | WASHINGTON鈥橲 Office of Financial Management recently warned the state鈥檚 public universities to expect severe budget cuts in the next fiscal year 鈥 possibly up to 15 percent. Much of the impetus for this threat comes from the state Supreme Court鈥檚 requirement that the Legislature live up to the鈥 |
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| Why North Dakota is increasing, not cutting, higher education | When the great recession hit in 2008, most state legislators, including those in Washington, made up for a shortfall in revenue by cutting funding to higher education. That鈥檚 why college tuition skyrocketed over the past few years, often by double-digit amounts, at public colleges and鈥 |
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| Washington state budget outlook predicts shortfall | Washington state lawmakers are facing a projected budget gap of more than $2 billion for the next two-year budget ending in mid-2017, in large part due to a new voter-approved initiative to shrink class sizes, according to a state budget outlook released Wednesday. |
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| Will retail pot stores lead to more college tokers? | Will they be tempted? Will they be indifferent? Will they be calling home asking mom for pot money? |
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