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| Governor Gregoire may call special session | Gov. Chris Gregoire says she might call a special session of the state legislature to deal with a growing budget gap. |
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| Vote likely means more budget cuts | The exact effect of Tuesday's initiative votes still is being sorted out at the state Capitol, but one thing is known: Budget writers in Olympia have deeper spending cuts to make. |
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| Voters reject state income tax, candy-soda tax | Voters slapped down tax increases on Tuesday, leaving state lawmakers to close a projected $4.5 billion budget shortfall on their own. |
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| State budget shortfalls take a toll on Bellingham schools | Cuts to school budgets have long-reaching tentacles, though, and are likely to be felt in the broader community. Western Washington University is neck and neck with St. Joseph Hospital for the rank of No. 1 Whatcom County employer. Those employees, who live and spend their money in the county,… |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø receives $512,000 grant from Dept. of Ed for emergency management planning | Western Washington University has received a two-year, $512,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to partner with a number of community institutions to review, improve and enhance campus emergency management planning efforts. |
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| Wash.'s public universities talking money again | The Washington Legislature doesn't get back to work for about three months. But leaders of the state's public colleges and universities are beginning their fight for a share of dwindling state dollars. |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, local partners receive $512,000 grant for emergency management planning | |||
| UW drops lobbying for tuition-setting control | Interim-President Phyllis Wise took some faculty and student leadership by surprise in a Faculty Senate Executive Meeting report Monday, where she made it clear the UW would not pursue one of the strategies it most actively lobbied for last year — tuition-setting authority. |
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| Grant expert to lead workshops on project funding Nov. 8 and 9 | |||
| Western Washington University trustees approve budget cuts | Western Washington University is reducing the 2010-11 operating budget for the third time, and more cuts could be on the way depending on how the state budget develops. The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $3.04 million operating budget reduction Friday, Oct. 8. |