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| Gregoire proposes half-cent sales-tax increase | Heading into her last year in office, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday proposed asking voters for the first state sales-tax increase in 28 years to help deal with a $2 billion budget shortfall. |
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| Cuts in funding – not salaries – are at heart of college budget problems | A recent op-ed by Sen. Mike Carrell rightly voiced concerns about rising costs facing students in Washington’s institutions of higher education. Unfortunately, Carrell diagnosed the problem as primarily driven by rising salaries and admini-strative costs. |
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| President Shepard sends update on governor's proposed budget | |||
| Legislature must reform and invest in Washington's education system | A TOP-QUALITY education system is the engine that will power the state through the Great Recession and sustain prosperity in the future. |
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| More budget raids on higher education imperil the state's future | WASHINGTON lawmakers imperil the economic health and welfare of the state if they further erode support for community and technical colleges and universities. |
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| Rise in foreign students at UW is a message to lawmakers | A dramatic rise in international students enrolled at Washington's public universities and colleges at a time when in-state students struggle to get in or are jammed into huge lecture halls are the consequences of the state's disinvestment in higher education. |
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| Education will keep aerospace jobs aloft in Washington | Pat Shanahan, Boeing's head of airplane programs, said Tuesday the company's "commercial market outlook" over the next 20 years forecasts industry demand for 33,500 airplanes. |
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| Shorten the school year: Give advocates an 'F' grade | Budget crises are a breeding ground for bad ideas. A particularly bad one is spreading and is in need of stomping out before getting embedded -- the idea that we can save money by shortening Washington's school year. |
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| Governor Gregoire to present revenue plan next week | Goveror Christine Gregoire will present her budget next Monday, she told KING 5 News, and at the same time, lay out her plan to raise revenue and avoid some of the most drastic cuts. |
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| Voters still skeptical about taxes | Last week state economist Arun Raha issued his monthly economic and revenue update. He confirmed, again, what requires little confirmation. Whatever corner recovery waits behind, it's not one we'll be turning soon. |