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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Officials Express Concern Over State Budget Cuts | Officials at Western Washington University are gravely concerned about deep cuts to education in Governor Chris Gregoire’s supplemental budget proposal. The Governor has suggested cuts of 15 to 20 percent to higher education which would equate to about ten to 13 million dollars. |
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| Gregoire outlines grim choices for budget cuts | For the fourth year in a row, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday outlined more than $1.5 billion in state cuts to health care, social services, prisons and education. |
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| Gregoire outlines $2 billion in budget cuts | Gov. Chris Gregoire Thursday proposed $2 billion in budgets cuts that would increase class sizes in public schools, eliminate subsidized health insurance for the working poor and cut the length of supervision for inmates released from prison. |
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| House GOP targets budget | House Republican Leader Richard DeBolt is floating the idea of making $2 billion in new budget cuts by Christmas and skipping next year’s 60-day legislative session. |
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| How long can this bubble rise? | We’ve seen a few bubbles in our day, and this looks like a bubble. College students and their families are borrowing ever-larger sums to finance post-secondary education, only to end up empty-handed. The rewards that come from a college degree, if there are rewards to be had, may not justify the… |
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| Retreat on funding carries real costs | As Washington looks toward the next special legislative session, higher education is again on the cutting block. It is likely that new cuts will be forthcoming absent new taxes. As a result, the cost to students to attend college will continue to rise. |
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| College officials in Whatcom County brace for mid-year budget cuts | State-funded colleges and universities are bracing for another round of state funding reductions, and this year very little is off the table, according to Whatcom County college officials. |
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| New tool will give clearer picture on college cost | It sounds like a simple question: How much is a college actually going to cost? |
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| Higher education: Budget should not be balanced on the backs of state's college and university students | STATE lawmakers heading into special session in late November should not aim their budget knives anywhere near higher education. |
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| How would you fill expected $2 billion state budget hole? | Not even three months into its two-year budget cycle, Washington state is facing as much as a $2 billion budget problem. |