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VPs, deans make recommendations regarding new budget
Major ²ÝÁñÉçÇø remodel of Carver not funded in state budget

A large remodeling project at Western Washington University did not receive funding in this year's state budget.

Western Washington University proposed a major remodel of Carver Gymnasium. Totaling $69.3 million, the proposed renovation would have added more classrooms and lab spaces…

Gov. Inslee signs operating budget that ensures government can operate Monday

Gov. Jay Inslee put pen to paper and signed an operating budget Sunday afternoon that authorizes spending by state government agencies for the next two years. Lawmakers had approved the plan Friday evening just in time to head off a government shutdown on July 1.

‘Step forward’: College tuition frozen for at least a year

After four straight years of bad news, Washington’s colleges and universities got a much-needed lift on Friday when the Legislature boosted higher-education funding and froze tuition rates.

Higher-education funding went up by 12 percent — with $119 million in…

Editorial: State budget rightly focuses on education

THE threat of a government shutdown Monday drove lawmakers to reach a budget compromise, averting a far-reaching financial disaster.

Though the agreement was hard-fought, the result that emerged Thursday made a sizable investment in education with some new revenue…

President Shepard sends message to campus regarding new budget
With budget deal in hand, state lawmakers expected to vote Friday

Budget negotiators in the House and Senate reached a handshake agreement on an operating budget Thursday morning, and Gov. Jay Inslee said the pending deal can avert the shutdown of many state services that would have begun Monday.

The Senate was poised to start voting on the $33.5…

$33.6B budget gets tentative OK; gives $1B boost to schools

One-hundred and fifty days of contentious budget negotiations — and the threat of a government shutdown — ended Thursday morning with a handshake.

Democratic House Appropriations Chairman Ross Hunter and Republican Senate Ways and Means Chairman Andy Hill looked at…

Deal or no deal? Conflicting claims fly as state budget bickering persists

In a sign of just how dysfunctional the state Legislature has become, lawmakers Wednesday argued about whether they had completed a budget deal — or not.

The bizarre episode started shortly after noon when Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, tweeted from inside the Republican…

State Legislature nearing a deal, at least on education

State lawmakers are said to be in general agreement about the way forward for the state’s higher education system. When it comes to Olympia, its never real until the votes are counted but this Seattle Times story foreshadows a possible budget deal. Naturally some lawmakers are quoted as saying…

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