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State lawmakers remain stuck in a partisan fight that appears certain to drive the Legislature into a second special session.

While legislators technically have until midnight Tuesday to pass a state operating budget, no one expects that to happen, given the lack…

With just days left in an overtime legislative session, the state Senate on Saturday approved a budget plan that made some concessions on revenue, provided House Democrats agree to other demands.

Big disagreements with the state House remain, with an important…

The state House approved a revised budget plan Thursday night, advancing the new spending plan even though it still lacks support in the Senate.

With lawmakers entering the final days of a special session, the House voted 53-35 to approve the budget. Republicans in…

Brent Carbajal has been appointed to a two-year fixed term as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Washington University.
He will begin serving after the current provost, Catherine Riordan, leaves the position in July. Riordan announced her resignation last month.

Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that he is concerned about the "lack of substantive progress" in budget negotiations as lawmakers near the end of an overtime session, and he specifically called out a measure put forth by Senate Republicans that he says will take money away from education…

Western Washington University has promoted the dean of its largest college to a two-year term as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.

Brent Carbajal, the current dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, will begin serving as provost Aug. 1, after current Provost…

Wendy Bohlke, legal counsel for Western Washington University for 30 years, plans to retiring from the Office of the Washington State Attorney General, effective July 1.