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| House budget plan says no thanks to Senate proposal putting part-time workers into Obamacare exchange for health coverage | House Democrats’ latest budget proposal gives in to Senate Republicans on many spending and tax questions, but it holds firm its opposition to the Senate’s plan to shift part-time school or state employees into the health exchange being opened next year via Obamacare. Washington appears to be… |
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| State Senate leaders cool to House plan to cut spending | In a bid to break a budget logjam, House Democrats put a new offer on the table Wednesday that sharply reduces their previous spending targets and tax-hike plans. The new proposal cuts $790 million in spending from the Democrats’ original plans and jettisons $800 million in new tax… |
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| Inslee criticizes lack of progress on budget | Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that he is concerned about the "lack of substantive progress" in budget negotiations as lawmakers near the end of an overtime session, and he specifically called out a measure put forth by Senate Republicans that he says will take money away from education… |
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| Without deal, lawmakers fear special session may stretch into 2nd overtime | With just more than a week left in an overtime legislative session, negotiations on the state budget continue, but without a deal in sight and limited activity at the Capitol, one lawmaker Monday said the possibility of a second overtime session was more and more likely. |
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| Higher ed remains the key | The mainspring for landing the Boeing 777X in Washington is higher ed and addressing the skills gap in engineering and technology. The best social program for self-sufficiency, the best business strategy for curtailing unemployment and goosing the economy, is higher ed. |
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| Inslee, lawmakers tussle over drunk driving & budget negotiations | Neither side has apparently made any legitimate concessions in the past two weeks of closed-door budget talks over Washington's 2013-2015 operating budget. |
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| Inslee narrows top priorities for special session | Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has narrowed his list of top priorities for lawmakers to address in a special session, saying Monday that the Legislature must focus on the operating budget, a transportation-funding package and new legislation to crack down on drunken drivers. |
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| Special session could drag on | Washington lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday to finish their work on a two-year state budget, but with no deal reached during their two-week interim, the special legislative session could take its full allotted 30 days, if not longer. |
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| Compass 2 Campus honored | Western Washington University's Compass 2 Campus youth mentoring program won $25,000 in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist program, according to a university press release. More than 3,000 programs competed in the program, a youth-led philanthropy that helps communities improve… |
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| Inslee wants negotiations on budget deal | Gov. Jay Inslee is asking House and Senate budget writers to renew negotiations in earnest as early as Tuesday in hopes of making substantial progress on a deal before lawmakers return for special session. |