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| Budget deal would cut teacher salaries nearly 2 percent | Pay cuts for teachers, administrators and most other school employees are part of the moves state lawmakers are making today to balance the next budget. Salaries for teachers would be trimmed 1.9 percent and for administrative staff by 3 percent under the budget proposal expected to clear… |
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| Shepard sends budget update to campus community | |||
| Faculty Senate, UPRC to review budget recommendations May 25 | |||
| Budget agreement may be days away | The sound of state legislators stirring toward adjournment could be heard a little louder Thursday at the Capitol. Budget writers in the state House and Senate were working into the evening to narrow their differences on a roughly $32 billion two-year operating budget, and leaders talked… |
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| Washington Legislature should leave debt limit alone | The Times' recent editorial about lowering the state's debt limit misses the mark ["State's debt limit should be lowered," May 19]. |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø student fees may be used to offset budget cuts | The Western Washington University Services and Activities Committee might vote Friday, May 20 to transfer some student fees to the athletic department. But it’s not that student fees are getting raided in favor of athletics, said Associated Students President Colin Watrin — if transferred… |
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| WA preps for July shutdown as budget talks stall | Top officials in Washington state started preparing Monday for a potential government shutdown in July as lawmakers stalled in their bid to reach a budget compromise. Gov. Chris Gregoire said she has started holding talks with cabinet and financial management leaders about what would… |
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| Do-Or-Die Week For Washington Special Session | It’s do-or-die week in the Washington Legislature. A budget deal will have to come together over the next several days if lawmakers are to finish business within the 30-day special session. |
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| Western Says No Official Decision On Cuts | Western Washington University is saying no decisions have been made about cutting the Computer Science Degree or any other programs. Western is in the process of rebasing its budget. Steve Swan, Vice President of University Relations, says every program is being considered for cuts, and… |
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| Some Unhappy Over Proposed Cuts at Western | Residents are raising red flags about proposed program cuts at Western Washington University. Western is in the process of rebasing its budget. Among the programs being considered for the chopping block is the Computer Science Bachelors degree. |