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Keeping Washington's aerospace edge through state grants

Washington state's Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation or JCATI has invested more than $1.36 million in some 18 aerospace research projects at the University of Washington, Washington State University and Western Washington University.

Wash. budget talks now focused on smaller details

Negotiators in Olympia have agreed to the large components of a new state budget and are now working through the smaller details.

A spokeswoman for Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday there have been no setbacks in the talks and that lawmakers are close to agreement on a final deal. Inslee had…

Budget Office releases summaries of state budget proposals
The big unknowns: Inslee's cabinet unsure of key shutdown questions

The shape of any partial state government shutdown on July 1 is one giant question mark.

Actually, it's dozens and dozens of question marks.

Gov. Jay Inslee met with his cabinet late Wednesday afternoon to discuss what to do if…

Part-time school, college staff may lose state health benefits

Thousands of part-time school employees and college instructors would be switched from state-funded health insurance to Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges under a complicated Senate budget proposal that backers say would save the state up to $57 million over the next two years.
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In case budget doesn’t pass, state readies for shutdown

Gov. Jay Inslee is making plans for a possible government shutdown in case the current state budget expires June 30 without a new one to take its place.

The news came Tuesday as Inslee announced that a second special session will start Wednesday because the…

Legislature: What's the problem just finishing its work?

Olympia Democrats: "We've blinked enough in 2013-2015 budget talks. It's your turn to make some concessions."

Olympia Republicans: "We blinked way before you did. So pass our budget and all will be peachy-keen."

2nd special session looms as 2 sides far apart

State lawmakers remain stuck in a partisan fight that appears certain to drive the Legislature into a second special session.

While legislators technically have until midnight Tuesday to pass a state operating budget, no one expects that to happen, given the lack…

State Senate passes budget plan

With just days left in an overtime legislative session, the state Senate on Saturday approved a budget plan that made some concessions on revenue, provided House Democrats agree to other demands.

Big disagreements with the state House remain, with an important…

House approves revised state budget plan

The state House approved a revised budget plan Thursday night, advancing the new spending plan even though it still lacks support in the Senate.

With lawmakers entering the final days of a special session, the House voted 53-35 to approve the budget. Republicans in…

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