| Title | Authored on | Link to edit Content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $32.1B Senate budget cuts teacher pay 3%, raises tuition up to 16% | A $32.1 billion state budget proposal outlined by Senate Democratic and Republican negotiators Tuesday evening includes reforms that some lawmakers in each party have sought for years. Sacred cows are among the targets of an estimated $4.8 billion in cuts. They include a 3 percent pay cut… |
||
| ‘Heavy lifting’ looms in state budget talks | Now, the budget negotiations can begin in earnest. |
||
| MEN'S COLLEGE GOLF: Vikings finish 6th at invite | Western Washington University's Dylan Goodwin had his sixth top 10 finish of the season, tying for seventh in medalist play, and the Vikings moved up two spots to tie for sixth in a 20-team field at the 38th Annual Jim Hanny/Cal State Stanislaus Men's Golf Invitational Tournament which… |
||
| WOMEN'S COLLEGE GOLF: Western 9th at Tarleton State Invitational | Western Washington University improved by 24 strokes over its opening round, but was able to move up just one spot in placing ninth among 21 teams at the Doc Housewright/Tarleton State University Women's Golf Invitational Tournament which ended Tuesday, April 12, at the 7,300-yard Harbor… |
||
| Gas prices reach $4 per gallon in Bellingham; when will it top off? | Gasoline prices rose to an average of more than $4 a gallon in Bellingham Tuesday, April 12 - about 85 cents more than a year ago. "It's outrageous," said Western Washington University student Sam Cho, who paid $4.07 per gallon for regular unleaded at the Starvin' Sam… |
||
| Campus festival April 20 to benefit Japan | |||
| Associated Students complete first-ever Day of Service in Bellingham | |||
| How deep will students (and parents) have to dig for new tuition increases? | The state House has passed a 2011-13 biennial budget that calls for raising tuition by 11 to 13 percent at state-funded colleges and universities, meaning college students and their families will have to dig even deeper if they want to get a degree. For a full-time, in-state Western… |
||
| State Senate to unveil their state spending plan | Washington state Senators are planning to unveil their budget proposal for the state's next two-year budget Tuesday evening - the last piece of the puzzle as lawmakers head for tough negotiations on government spending. |
||
| Burden of College Loans on Graduates Grows | Student loan debt outpaced credit card debt for the first time last year and is likely to top a trillion dollars this year as more students go to college and a growing share borrow money to do so. |