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| Questions about the budget? FAQ for 2011-13 proposed budget now online | |||
| UPRC hearing on budget proposals to be audiocast live today, May 18 | |||
| Lawmakers agree to let universities set tuition rates | Lawmakers say they've come to an agreement in principle on a higher-education bill that would give the state's five public universities and The Evergreen State College authority to set in-state undergraduate tuition for the next four years. |
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| Uncertainty reigns as students with need face rising tuition, decreasing aid options | Counselors at Lincoln High School in Tacoma are proud of Gabriel Dumbrique, a senior who’s taking Advanced Placement classes and calculus, maintaining a 3.8 GPA and leading Key Club, a community service group. |
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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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| 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… |
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| Amendment to limit state debt tangled in budget talks | A proposed constitutional amendment to limit state debt has hit opposition in the House and become entwined in the Legislature's budget negotiations. |