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| Court: Unpaid days off OK because contract had comma in right place | A judge ruled against the Washington Federation of State Employees on Friday, finding it was legal for the Legislature to require 10 unpaid furlough days last year for more than 24,000 workers. |
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| Without A College Degree, Hard-Pressed For Jobs | The recession hit everyone — rich and poor and in-between. The recovery, though, hasn't been so democratic; the "in-between" — people living above the poverty line but below the average wage who made big plans during the last decade — are now fighting just to get a job. |
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| Student group to mourn 'death of publicly funded higher ed' May 9 | |||
| Legislators look at rolling back tax breaks to solve budget problem | State lawmakers Wednesday considered various ways of ending corporate tax breaks to help balance the state budget but didn't agree to pursue any of them right away. |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø considers restructure, elimination of majors, departments | Changes are coming to Western Washington University, with some programs, majors and departments under ex-amination for restructuring or elimination. On Wednesday, May 4, university officials released a long list of possible ways to permanently reduce the budget starting with the 2011-12… |
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| Unexpected revenue may smooth the way for state budget negotiators | A windfall of revenue from delinquent taxpayers provided a jolt of good news Tuesday that may speed up a deal on a new state budget. Gov. Chris Gregoire announced thousands of businesses paid $321 million in back taxes through a just-completed amnesty program, four times greater than what… |
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| Operating budget proposals to be released May 4; UPRC to discuss | |||
| Green Opportunities Expo to present world of 'green' jobs May 11 | |||
| WA lawmakers move to limit 'retire-rehire' policy | Washington state lawmakers are moving to limit a "retire-rehire" policy that allows state employees to collect both a pension and a paycheck. |
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| Loopholes fight on tap this week in Legislature | A showdown over tax breaks is coming to the state Capitol. Washington has more than 500 exemptions and special tax rates on the books, worth billions of dollars a year, and debate so far in the Legislature has been about cutting programs to cover a $5.3 billion budget gap over the next… |