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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Officials Express Concern Over State Budget Cuts | Officials at Western Washington University are gravely concerned about deep cuts to education in Governor Chris Gregoire’s supplemental budget proposal. The Governor has suggested cuts of 15 to 20 percent to higher education which would equate to about ten to 13 million dollars. |
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| Gregoire outlines $2 billion in budget cuts | Gov. Chris Gregoire Thursday proposed $2 billion in budgets cuts that would increase class sizes in public schools, eliminate subsidized health insurance for the working poor and cut the length of supervision for inmates released from prison. |
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| Present Shepard addresses campus community regarding governor's supplemental budget proposal | |||
| Debts of states over $4 trillion: Budget group | The total of U.S. state debt, including pension liabilities, could surpasses $4 trillion, with California owing the most and Vermont owing the least, according to an analysis released on Monday. |
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| Regents asked to approve $80 M stadium plans at WSU | Washington State University regents will be asked next month to approve the plans for $80 million worth of improvements to Martin Stadium, with a portion of the money to come from the Pacific-12's new television contract that dramatically increased revenues to each team. |
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| Caregiver initiative's hurdle: state's budget hole | An initiative on the November ballot would require the state to increase spending by millions of dollars to boost training for long-term-care workers, at a time when the Legislature must slash nearly $2 billion from the state budget. |
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| Faculty Fears in Washington | It just got easier to lay off full-time faculty members in Washington State, thanks to a declaration of financial emergency last month by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. But some faculty leaders say the board’s move is more about a power grab than saving money. … |
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| State workers getting smaller share of budget | New Washington state figures show the cost of paying state employees shrank as a share of government costs over the past decade. |
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| Panel: Businesses, colleges must work together to help train workers | Investing in public higher education and encouraging collaboration between public colleges and private companies is the best way for the state to have a skilled workforce. |
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| Retreat on funding carries real costs | As Washington looks toward the next special legislative session, higher education is again on the cutting block. It is likely that new cuts will be forthcoming absent new taxes. As a result, the cost to students to attend college will continue to rise. |