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| New forecast shows slight uptick in state revenues | Washington lawmakers have a little more money available to them as they work on crafting a new two-year budget for the state, according to an updated forecast released Friday. The newest report from the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council shows that revenue collection projections鈥 |
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| Washington lawmakers propose cutting, capping college tuition | Wouldn鈥檛 it be great if college tuition were cheaper in Washington state? |
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| State government asked to provide nearly every email ever sent | Open government experts say he's asking for the impossible. Tim Clemans, a local computer programmer, has requested almost every email from every state agency ever sent, which some fear could push the public records act to the breaking point. |
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| State budget problem: Without taxes, something has to go | More than one-quarter of the way into the legislative session, state lawmakers are still struggling with the main challenge they鈥檒l face this year: writing a budget that satisfies a state Supreme Court order to boost funding for basic education. Legislators generally don鈥檛 disagree about鈥 |
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| UW loses its top Dawg: Young off to Texas A&M | In a move that caught just about everyone by surprise Tuesday, Texas A&M University snatched up University of Washington President Michael Young 鈥 naming him as its new leader after a search that lasted more than a year. |
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| Moody's assigns A1 to Western Washington University | Moody's Investors Service assigns a A1 rating to Western Washington University's (草榴社区) expected issuance of $14.7 million of fixed-rate Housing and Dining System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015. At this time we are also affirming the existing A1 ratings on all existing Bonds. |
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| Obama proposal to tax college accounts worries GET director | A proposal by the Obama administration to eliminate the tax benefits of college savings accounts would be 鈥渄evastating鈥 for Washington鈥檚 program, called Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) as well as those run by other states, the GET program鈥檚 director said. |
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| Students now pay more of their public university tuition than state governments | It used to be that attending a public university all but guaranteed graduating with little to no debt. State governments funneled enough money into higher education that families could send their kids to a local school without worrying about taking out a second mortgage or private loans to pay鈥 |
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| Western introduces new prevention program | President Bruce Shepard and Associated Students President Annika Wolters have announced a new mandatory sexual assault prevention and alcohol education training program called EverFi. |